160704-N-KH151-057 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 4, 2016) Weapons department Sailors pose for a photo on a catwalk aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) after firing a 21-gun salute during the ship’s Independence Day celebration. A saluting round was fired every seven seconds by alternating between two MK 11 mod 1, 40mm saluting guns. Each gun fired every 14 seconds. Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Otero/Released)
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