Chief Gunner's Mate Kimberly Nixon, center, from Skylar, Calif., conducts training on how to properly load an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released) 50-caliber machine gun live-fire on USS Carl Vinson fantail 140925-N-HD510-149

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