Ships deployed on Carrier Strike Group 21 have taken part in a co-ordinated Naval Gunfire Support exercise. 🌊 ⚓ F-35s from HMS Queen Elizabeth and personnel from U.S. Marine Corps also took part. 💪 Click on the link for more on CSG21: https://bit.ly/2SQWWvH | Forces News

The USS New Jersey (BB-62) provided crucial naval gunfire support in Vietnam, firing its massive 16-inch guns to support Marines, destroy enemy positions in the jungle (like tunnels), clear landing zones, and disrupt North Vietnamese forces, making it the only U.S. battleship to do so during the war, earning its nickname "Big J" for its powerful, accurate, and continuous support, often devastating enemy strongholds. Spotter planes guided shells, allowing the battleship to hit targets deep inland

Exercise Bersama Lima 2025. Principle Warfare Officers and Combat Systems Operators from HMAS Ballarat held Naval Gunfire Support drills with soldiers and sailors from 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery, Royal Artillery, and personnel from the Malaysian Armed Forces. #ExBL5 includes a contingent of around 400 ADF personnel working alongside Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK to train air, land, and maritime forces in support of the coordinated defence of Malaysia and Singapore. #Y