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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Fuchs engages a simulated waterborne threat with the rear M240B machine gun aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command exercise in San Diego, April 22, 2010. The weeklong training exercise is designed to provide sailors with realistic combat training to prepare for future deployments.

COMBAT TRAINING

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Fuchs engages a simulated waterborne threat with the rear M240B machine gun aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command exercise in San Diego, April 22, 2010. The weeklong training exercise is designed to provide sailors with realistic combat training to prepare for future deployments.

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