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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Crutchfield checks the head space and timing on an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Jan. 5, 2015. Crutchfield is a gunner’s mate.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Crutchfield checks the head space and timing on an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Jan. 5, 2015. Crutchfield is a gunner’s mate.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Crutchfield checks the head space and timing on an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Jan. 5, 2015. Crutchfield is a gunner’s mate.

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