170816-N-YR245-299 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 16, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class James Maddox, from Lobelville, Tenn., gives firing instructions of the .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91). Pinckney is deployed in the U. S. 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 Craig Z. Rodarte/

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170816-N-YR245-299 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 16, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class James Maddox, from Lobelville, Tenn., gives firing instructions of the .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91). Pinckney is deployed in the U. S. 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 Craig Z. Rodarte/Released)

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