20041017-N-0922G-001 Arabian Gulf (Oct. 17, 2004) Ð The destroyer USS Spruance (DD 963) conducts a Close-in Weapons System (CWIS) live fire test during a Pre-Aim Calibration Fire (PACFIRE) in the Arabian Gulf. CWIS is a fast-reaction, rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun system that provides Navy ships with a terminal defense against anti-ship missiles that have penetrated other fleet defenses. Spruance is deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Ralph F. Gibbs (RELEASED) US Navy 041017-N-0922G-001 The destroyer U
20041017-N-0922G-001 Arabian Gulf (Oct. 17, 2004) Ð The destroyer USS Spruance (DD 963) conducts a Close-in Weapons System (CWIS) live fire test during a Pre-Aim Calibration Fire (PACFIRE) in the Arabian Gulf. CWIS is a fast-reaction, rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun system that provides Navy ships with a terminal defense against anti-ship missiles that have penetrated other fleet defenses. Spruance is deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Ralph F. Gibbs (RELEASED) US Navy 041017-N-0922G-001 The destroyer USS Spruance (DD 963) conducts a Close-in Weapons System (CWIS) live fire test during a Pre-Aim Calibration Fire (PACFIRE) in the Arabian Gulf
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