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Chaplain (Lt.) Russel Martin, center, fires a 240-B automatic weapon during small weapons training on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Oean, Nov. 4, 2008. Boxer is conducting training exercises in the Pacific Ocean preparing for a deployment scheduled for early next year.

SMALL WEAPONS TRAINING

Chaplain (Lt.) Russel Martin, center, fires a 240-B automatic weapon during small weapons training on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Oean, Nov. 4, 2008. Boxer is conducting training exercises in the Pacific Ocean preparing for a deployment scheduled for early next year.

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