SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 19, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) fires its MK45 5-inch lightweight gun during a live-fire exercise. McCampbell is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the Navy’s only continuously forward-deployed carrier strike group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is currently conducting a routine western Pacific patrol in support of regional security and stability of the vital Asia-Pacific region. America’s Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media


SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 19, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) fires its MK45 5-inch lightweight gun during a live-fire exercise. McCampbell is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the Navy’s only continuously forward-deployed carrier strike group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is currently conducting a routine western Pacific patrol in support of regional security and stability of the vital Asia-Pacific region. America’s Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes/Released) 121019-N-TG831-116 Join the conversation - Official Navy Imagery - USS McCampbell fires its 5-inch gun.


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