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U.S. Navy Petty 2nd Class Neil Hodges and 2nd Class James prepare a .50-caliber machine gun for a night live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 25, 2010. The Mitscher is part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group and is conducting training operations.

MACHINE GUN MANEUVER

U.S. Navy Petty 2nd Class Neil Hodges and 2nd Class James prepare a .50-caliber machine gun for a night live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 25, 2010. The Mitscher is part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group and is conducting training operations.

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