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| Keywords: US Navy 050623-N-5781F-104 The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) fires a round from one of her two MK-45 5-inch guns during a joint exercise with vessels assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Carrier Strike Group.jpg en Coral Sea June 23 2005 The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens CG 63 fires a round from one of her two MK-45 5-inch guns during a joint exercise with vessels assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Carrier Strike Group The MK-45 lightweight gun provides surface combatants accurate naval gunfire against fast highly maneuverable surface targets air threats and shore batteries during amphibious operations Cowpens is currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of the combined exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U S Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command and designed to train the U S Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force CTF headquarters The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations U S Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land sea and air training throughout the training area More than 11 000 U S and 6 000 Australian personnel will participate U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Bo J Flannigan RELEASED 2005-06-23 050623-N-5781F-104 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 25588 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Bo J Flannigan PD-USGov-Military-Navy 5 /54 caliber Mark 45 gun firing USS Cowpens CG-63 Talisman Sabre 2005 | ||||
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