ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2013) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Ron Lingle fires an M240B machine gun during a live fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the in preparation for an upcoming deployment this spring.

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