EAST CHINA SEA (July 10, 2021) Retail Specialist 3rd Class Christian Shields, from Stuart, Fla., reloads a .50 cal. machine gun during a crew-serve weapon familiarization aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). McCain is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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