Tag: us navy ships

B-roll footage featuring the Independence-variant of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) of the United States Navy. A littoral combat ship is either of two classes(the Independence-class and the Freedom-class) of relatively small surface vessels designed for…

Archival footage of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during completing the first scheduled event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 18, 2021. The U.S. Navy…

U.S. Navy sailors reload 20mm tungsten ammunition into the magazine drum of a Phalanx Closed-in Weapons System (Phalanx CIWS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Phalanx CIWS is a close-in weapon…

U.S. Navy Sailors maintain and shoot the Mark 45 (Mk-45) 5-inch(127 mm)/.54 caliber lightweight naval gun during live fire exercises ensuring the systems’ reliability and keeping the personnel’s readiness and skills in various aspects of…

PACIFIC OCEAN. Aerial view of the sinking exercise (SINKEX) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from…

The Mark 45 (Mk 45) is a U.S. Navy’s lightweight naval gun mount, employed against surface and land targets. The gun mount includes a 20 round automatic loader drum (16-20 rounds per minute). The Mk…

A few video episodes of U.S. Navy Sailors utilizing the Mk 38 MOD 2 25mm MGS, including some footage with the Phalanx CIWS, during live fire training exercises against simulated enemy boats/targets while conducting routine…