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PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) Ensign Kiera Moore, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, fires an M9 pistol during a small-arms familiarization course aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS O�Kane (DDG 77), Aug. 17, 2021. O�Kane is deployed supporting Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy�s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S 7th Fleet�s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) A Sailor aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O�Kane (DDG 77), fires an M9 pistol during a small-arms familiarization course. O�Kane is deployed supporting Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy�s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S 7th Fleet�s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) Gunner�s Mate Seaman Logan Jones, from Thompsonville, Michigan, scores tartgets during a small-arms familiarization course aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O�Kane (DDG 77), Aug. 17, 2021. O�Kane is deployed supporting Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy�s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S 7th Fleet�s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) A Sailor board Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O�Kane (DDG 77) fires an 9mm pistol during a small-arms familiarization course. O�Kane is deployed supporting Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy�s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S 7th Fleet�s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O�Kane (DDG 77) load 9mm magazines for a small-arms familiarization course. O�Kane is deployed supporting Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy�s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S 7th Fleet�s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) A Sailor loads 9mm magazines for a small-arms familiarization course aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O�Kane (DDG 77). O�Kane is deployed supporting Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy�s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S 7th Fleet�s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elisha Smith) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2021) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Shane A. Lheureux leads an M4 service rifle weapons familiarization class aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 16, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Malachi Lakey) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2021) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire a M-9 service pistol during a shooting competition on one of the ship's elevators. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2021) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M-9 service pistols during a shooting competition on one of the ship's elevators. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Aug. 19, 2021) U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire a mine clearing line charge (MCLC) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 19, 2021. The MCLC is an explosive system that is fired to clear an 8-by-100 meter path for troops in combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. William Reckley) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 23, 2021) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Hunter Flick, from Pine Grove, Pa., prepares to mount a .50 caliber machine gun to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan D. Berlier) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2021) A U.S. Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to load inert ordnance into U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA 211), embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) during flight operations between the Royal Navy and USS America. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of America Expeditionary Strike Group in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malik Lewis) Share