US Navy 100708-O-0000S-081 Master Seaman Shawn Zweers troubleshoots the Close-In Weapons System aboard HMCS Algonquin (DD 283).jpg
{"Image ImageDescription": "ET2010-2016-08.8 July 2010.HMCS Algonquin.Pacific Ocean.RIMPAC 2010..Master Seaman (MS) Shawn Zweers, a Naval Weapons Technician aboard Her Majesty\u2019s Canadian Ship Algonquin and originally from St. Catherines, Ontario, trouble-shoots the Close In Weapons System (CIWS).  The CIWS is a phalanx weapons system that can fire 5000, 20 millimetre rounds per minute. ..EXERCISE RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC), running 26 Jun to 1 Aug 10, is a biennial, multi-national maritime exercise held off Hawaii designed to improve interoperability and understanding between military forces from nations with an interest in the Pacific Rim.  As such, the series of exercises has contributed to the security and stability of the region for 22 years.  Canada has participated in every RIMPAC exercise since 1971. ..Photo By: Cpl Charles A. Stephen, CFB Esquimalt Imaging Services..", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Artist": "Cpl Charles A. Stephen", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image Copyright": "DND"}