170221-N-NB178-044 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 21, 2017) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Frank Mortenson, left, demonstrates to Lt. Trenton Layne the proper usage of the M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun. Truxtun 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 2nd Class Tyrell K. Morris)

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