Keywords: 01 official u.s. navy photo by, 02 ph2 floyd t. grimm., 03 (rele 01officialusnavyphotoby02ph2floydtgrimm03rele outdoor boat vehicle 050802-N-9907G-022: Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 2, 2005) - Smoke rolls down the barrels of the forward-starboard-mounted Phalanx Close-In weapons System (CIWS) as it tracks and fires at an aerial target drone as it is towed over the bow of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). CIWS is the self-defense system that combines a 20mm gatling gun with search and tracking radar to provide surface ships with terminal defense against anti-ship missiles. Truman is currently conducting carrier qualifications and operations in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Floyd T. Grimm 050802-N-9907G-022: Atlantic Ocean (Aug. 2, 2005) - Smoke rolls down the barrels of the forward-starboard-mounted Phalanx Close-In weapons System (CIWS) as it tracks and fires at an aerial target drone as it is towed over the bow of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). CIWS is the self-defense system that combines a 20mm gatling gun with search and tracking radar to provide surface ships with terminal defense against anti-ship missiles. Truman is currently conducting carrier qualifications and operations in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Floyd T. Grimm |