Keywords: US Navy 051116-N-7241L-001 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducts a Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) live fire test in the Persian Gulf.jpg en Persian Gulf Nov 16 2005 - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 conducts a Close-in Weapons System CIWS live fire test in the Persian Gulf CIWS is a fast-reaction rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun system that provides U S Navy ships with a terminal defense against anti-ship missiles that have penetrated other fleet defenses Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight CVW-8 are currently underway in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Steel Curtain a joint U S -Iraqi military offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird RELEASED 2005-11-16 051116-N-7241L-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30010 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird PD-USGov-Military-Navy Phalanx CIWS firing Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 Operation Steel Curtain Photographs by Nathan Laird |