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U.S. Navy fire controlmen load .20-caliber tungsten ammunition into a weapons system onboard the USS Wasp, Oct. 5, 2006, during a deployment in the Mediterranean Sea.

USS WASP WEAPONS SYSTEM

U.S. Navy fire controlmen load .20-caliber tungsten ammunition into a weapons system onboard the USS Wasp, Oct. 5, 2006, during a deployment in the Mediterranean Sea.

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