Qualification course [Image 5 of 25]

USS EMORY S. LAND, NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

03.07.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Caine Storino 

U.S. Navy           

150307-N-YM718-006 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (March 7, 2015) – Gunner’s Mate Seaman (SW) Nils Edvardsen, a native of Point Pleasant, N.J., assigned to the Weapons Department aboard the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), supervises sailors as they fire the M4 rifle during a qualification course on the flight deck. Weapon qualifications are integral to anti-terrorism/force protection posture which deters aggression and prepares sailors to respond if deterrence fails. #BeReady Emory S. Land is a forward-deployed expeditionary submarine tender conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caine Storino/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 03.07.2015
• Date Posted: 07.16.2015 04:00
• Photo ID: 2063546
• VIRIN: 150307-N-YM718-006
• Resolution: 3988x2848
• Size: 1.51 MB
• Location: USS EMORY S. LAND, NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: POINT PLEASANT, NJ, US