120909-N-TX154-046 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 9, 2012) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) fires its Mk. 45 Mod 2 5-inch gun during an exercise. Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the Navy's only forward-deployed carrier strike group based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is conducting a routine western Pacific patrol. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - USS Cowpens fires its 5-inch gun.

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