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U.S. Navy sailors fire M9 service pistols during small weapons training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze in the Gulf of Aden, June 9, 2012. The Nitze is deployed as part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

WEAPONS TRAINING

U.S. Navy sailors fire M9 service pistols during small weapons training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze in the Gulf of Aden, June 9, 2012. The Nitze is deployed as part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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