Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Elias Kinsey, from Duquoin, Ill., cuts a piece of stainless steel aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) while underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment in the Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2017. COMPTUEX tests the mission readiness of the strike group's assets through simulated real-world scenarios and their ability to perform as an integrated unit.

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