090125-N-3931M-146 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2009) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Adam Gayner mans a 25MM chain gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) while monitoring a small boat transiting from the merchant vessel MV Faina. Faina and her crew are being held by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Mason is conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael R. McCormick/Released) US Navy 090125-N-3931M-146 Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Adam Gayner mans a 25

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090125-N-3931M-146 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2009) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Adam Gayner mans a 25MM chain gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) while monitoring a small boat transiting from the merchant vessel MV Faina. Faina and her crew are being held by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Mason is conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael R. McCormick/Released) US Navy 090125-N-3931M-146 Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Adam Gayner mans a 25MM chain gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) while monitoring a small boat transiting from the merchant vessel MV F

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