210811-N-QR052-1055 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Aug. 11, 2021) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Ruben Rodriguez, from Avalon, Texas, inserts a cleaning rod into the barrel of an MK-46 30-mm gun weapon system during routine maintenance operations aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. Jackson is conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations.

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