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USS Carl Vinson conducts live-fire exercise

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Nuclear-powered super carrier USS Carl Vinson tested its RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile and Phalanx Close-In Weapons System while at sea on Nov. 1.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in Baie de Grand Goave Haiti 21 Jan 1010
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

During the RAM live-fire portion of the exercise, Vinson successfully tracked and engaged two targets, and fired two missiles.

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