Sailors fire a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde departed Naval Station Norfolk on a scheduled deployment to support maritime security operation and theater security cooperation efforts in the Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith) USS Mesa Verde live-fire exercise 140209-N-BD629-183

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