Gunner’s Mate Fires a 18-pounder Garrison Cannon

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Jason Streets, from Elk Garden, W.Va., assigned to Navy Munitions Command, fires a 18-pounder garrison cannon during the parade of ships passing at Baltimore Navy Week 2012. Baltimore Navy Week is part of Baltimore’s Star-Spangled Sailabration and commemorates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kenneth Robinson/Released)

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