Pacific Ocean (Oct. 7, 2016) - Seaman Kassandra Verhaag, a native of Springdale, Wash., stands next to a .50-caliber machine gun prior to a gun shoot on the fantail of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting sea trials as part of the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Once Nimitz completes sea trials, the ship will begin a training and qualification cycle in preparation for an upcoming 2017 deployment. ( Navy photo by Seaman David Claypool/Released)

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