ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 23, 2017) Chief Boatswain's Mate Shane Slater, from Middleberg, , fires an M4 carbine during a small arms qualification course on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is deployed in the 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.

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