5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 8, 2018) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Jonathan Mota fires an MH2B .50-caliber machine gun on the starboard-side gallery deck during a live-fire exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), May 8, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dary M. Patten/Released)

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