SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 9, 2017) Sailors assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) familiarize themselves with the M240B machine gun prior to a gun shoot. Coronado is on a rotational deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, patrolling the region's littorals and working hull-to-hull with partner navies to provide the 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future.

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