170818-N-VR594-0003 ARABIAN GULF (August 18, 2017) Personnel Specialist 1st Class Melvin Azofeifa, from Tampa, Fla., fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed 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 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)

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