Posted: 08/01/2004
The 5-inch gun fires on USS Spruance (DD 963) during live fire exercises in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 8, 2004. Spruance is attached to USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) strike group and is on a routine 6-month deployment in support of the sovereign Iraqi government. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Samuel W. Shavers)