Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - USS Cowpens fires its CIWS..jpg PACIFIC OCEAN Sept 19 2012 The forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens CG 63 fires its Phalanx close-in weapons system CIWS during a weapons test while underway Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group the U S Navy ™s only forward deployed carrier strike group based out of Yokosuka Japan and is currently conducting a routine Western Pacific patrol U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released 120919-N-TX154-128 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/8007417275/ USS Cowpens fires its CIWS 2012-09-19 17 37 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Paul Kelly/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/8007417275 2012-11-12 08 27 38 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check |