Navy Engineman 2nd Class Ryan Manalac, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4, mans a M2A1 .50- caliber machine gun during static and dynamic maritime force protection procedures at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Navy Boat Docks, North Carolina, May 5, 2022. The exercise was intended to increase the sailors’ ability to gauge maneuvers of small enemy boats and their understanding of the enemy’s thought process. The mission of the Navy Boat Docks is to provide support to the air station, its bombing targets, and offer a training environment for Navy and Marine Corps u


Navy Engineman 2nd Class Ryan Manalac, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4, mans a M2A1 .50- caliber machine gun during static and dynamic maritime force protection procedures at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Navy Boat Docks, North Carolina, May 5, 2022. The exercise was intended to increase the sailors’ ability to gauge maneuvers of small enemy boats and their understanding of the enemy’s thought process. The mission of the Navy Boat Docks is to provide support to the air station, its bombing targets, and offer a training environment for Navy and Marine Corps units. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)


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