210603-N-RG587-1159 ARABIAN SEA (June 3, 2021) Guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) fires a MK 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise in the Arabian Sea, June 3. Vella Gulf is operating with the IKE Carrier Strike Group while deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations and providing airpower to protect and coalition forces as they conduct drawdown operations from Afghanistan.

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