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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Nicholas mans an M240B machine gun on the port bridge wing of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain as part of the small craft action team during a show of force transit training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico

Machine Gun Manning

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Nicholas mans an M240B machine gun on the port bridge wing of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain as part of the small craft action team during a show of force transit training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico

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