151228-N-AX638-024 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 28, 2015) Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Scott Adams, from Edgewood, Ky., attached to Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 21, fires an M4 Carbine assault rifle during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy photo by Mass

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151228-N-AX638-024 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 28, 2015) Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Scott Adams, from Edgewood, Ky., attached to Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 21, fires an M4 Carbine assault rifle during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Preston/Released)

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