120707-N-TX154-191 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2012) A Sailor picks up an M9 pistol from the deck at the start of a small-arms qualifying shoot aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63). Cowpens is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan and is currently underway in the 7th fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - A Sailor picks up an M9 pistol.

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