070709-N-9079D-007 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 9, 2007) - One of three close-in weapons systems (CIWS) aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fires test rounds during a routine training exercise. Lincoln departed her homeport of Everett, Wash., for a scheduled work-up after spending a week in port following sea trials and a nine-month dry-dock planned incremental availability. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ronald A. Dallatorre (RELEASED) Phalanx CIWS - ID 070709-N-9079D-007

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