Littoral Combat Ship And Navy Cruiser Live Fire

Littoral Combat Ship Live Fire with 57MM Naval Gun System PACIFIC OCEAN (June 29, 2018) The Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) conducts a live-fire exercise with the ship's MK 110 MOD 0 57mm naval gun system. The exercise was part of Combat Systems Ship Qualifications Trials (CSSQT) during which the crew demonstrates complete operability of the ship's entire combat systems suite. LCS is a high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatant designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. (U.S. Navy video by Electronics Technician 1st Class Adam Ross/Released) 062918-N-VV532-001 Navy Cruiser Fires 5 Inch Gun PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) The U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) fires its MK45 5 inch gun during live-fire training with Chilean frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) and Indian frigate INS Sahyadri (F49) as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Craig Z. Rodarte/Released) 180711-N-YR245-0001