161008-N-JO162-190 PACIFIC OCEAN (8 October, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Ben Wiese (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Artura Cruz conduct a live fire test of the MK-38 machine gun system on board the aircraft carrier 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 Kenneth J. Blair/Released) 161008-N-JO162-190 by USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

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