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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet fires 25mm rounds from a MK 38 Mod 1 machine gun system aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during a live-fire gun exercise in the Philippine Sea, March 10, 2017. The MK 38 Mod 1 was designed to counter high speed maneuvering surface targets. Navy photo by Seaman Jesse Marquez Magallanes

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet fires 25mm rounds from a MK 38 Mod 1 machine gun system aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during a live-fire gun exercise in the Philippine Sea, March 10, 2017. The MK 38 Mod 1 was designed to counter high speed maneuvering surface targets. Navy photo by Seaman Jesse Marquez Magallanes

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