OCEAN (June 3, 2018) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Clarence Jones, from San Bernadino, Calif., demonstrates how to use a .50 caliber machine gun to Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise which certifies the combined Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's abilities to conduct military operations at sea and project power ashore during their upcoming deployment in summer of 2018.

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