120531-N-CP762-244 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 31, 2012) Rounds are fired from the Phalanx close-in weapons system aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). The weapons system combines a 20mm Gatling gun with search and tracking radar to provide surface ships with defense against anti-ship missiles. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Fidel C. Hart/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - Rounds are fired from the Phalanx close-in weapons system aboard USS Blue Ridge.

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