US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke Class (flight I); Guided Missile Destroyer, USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) inspect the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for water to prevent electrical failure. The MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is a canister launching system, which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against hostile threats. Fitzgerald is assigned to the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, currently forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62)
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Adam York, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
03/09/2005
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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