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U.S. Navy Petty Office 1st Class Jason May readies an M-240 machine gun before a qualification shoot on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, Sept. 15, 2009, in the Pacific Ocean. The Stennis is in transit to Southern California to participate in fleet-replacement carrier qualifications.

MACHINE GUN SHOOT

U.S. Navy Petty Office 1st Class Jason May readies an M-240 machine gun before a qualification shoot on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, Sept. 15, 2009, in the Pacific Ocean. The Stennis is in transit to Southern California to participate in fleet-replacement carrier qualifications.

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