A MK 45 5-inch gun fires aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) in a bilateral live-fire exercise with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) and Ecuadorian navy corvette BAE Manabi (CM 12) in the Pacific Ocean, June 27, 2024. Porter is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. ( Navy photo b
A MK 45 5-inch gun fires aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) in a bilateral live-fire exercise with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) and Ecuadorian navy corvette BAE Manabi (CM 12) in the Pacific Ocean, June 27, 2024. Porter is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David C. Fines)
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