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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael West cleans the barrel of an MK-45 5-inch, 54-caliber gun on the bow of the guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG-86) as the ship operates in the South China Sea on April 18, 2006. West is a Navy gunnerís mate aboard the Arleigh Burke-class ship.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael West cleans the barrel of an MK-45 5-inch, 54-caliber gun.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael West cleans the barrel of an MK-45 5-inch, 54-caliber gun on the bow of the guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG-86) as the ship operates in the South China Sea on April 18, 2006. West is a Navy gunnerís mate aboard the Arleigh Burke-class ship.

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