US Navy 080727-N-4236E-232 A 5-inch MK-45 Mod 2 light weight gun fires during a live fire exercise aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 27, 2008) A 5-inch MK-45 Mod 2 light weight gun fires during a live fire exercise aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72). Vella Gulf is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 08-4 as a part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad R. Erdmann/Released)