160203-N-RM689-025 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 3, 2016)- Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Joseph Gillies and Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Frank Rivas, both instructors aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), teach Sailors proper handling of an M9 pistol during a weapons familiarization class. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is en route to participate in Cobra Gold, a co-sponsored multinational joint exercise designed to advance regional security by exercising a robust multinational force from nations sharing common goals and security commitments
160203-N-RM689-025 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 3, 2016)- Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Joseph Gillies and Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Frank Rivas, both instructors aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), teach Sailors proper handling of an M9 pistol during a weapons familiarization class. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is en route to participate in Cobra Gold, a co-sponsored multinational joint exercise designed to advance regional security by exercising a robust multinational force from nations sharing common goals and security commitments in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelsey L. Adams/Released)
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Keywords: 48, ashland, cobara, familiarization, gold, lsd, m9, rm689, training, uss, weapons
