050518-N-9273C-025 Persian Gulf (May 18, 2005) - Live rounds are fired from the .50-caliber gun mounts by the ship's Self Defense Force aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). This type of weapons training is conducted on a regular basis to keep qualifications current and to maintain proficiency. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq. Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and commence a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. Navy photo by Photo
050518-N-9273C-025 Persian Gulf (May 18, 2005) - Live rounds are fired from the .50-caliber gun mounts by the ship's Self Defense Force aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). This type of weapons training is conducted on a regular basis to keep qualifications current and to maintain proficiency. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq. Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and commence a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Nicole L. Carter (RELEASED) US Navy 050518-N-9273C-025 Live rounds are fired from the .50-caliber gun mounts by the ship's Self Defense Force aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
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