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    USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) Live Fire Gunnery Exercise [Image 25 of 34]

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    Military personnel are conducting a small arms qualification or training exercise on the deck of a naval vessel at sea. A shooter in blue uniform is in the prone position aiming an M16/M4-style rifle, while an instructor in a red life vest provides guidance. Additional personnel with hearing protection are visible in the background near the ship's railing.

    SOUTH CHINA SEA

    12.02.2019

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rawad Madanat 

    Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5

    SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 2, 2019) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class John Canty, from Slidell, La., instructs Cytological Technician (Maintenance) 3rd Class Brian Tijam, from Chula Vista, Calif., proper shooting techniques during a live-fire gunnery exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON 15), the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rawad Madanat)

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    Date Taken: 12.02.2019
    Date Posted: 12.22.2019 17:11
    Photo ID: 5996197
    VIRIN: 191202-N-JW440-2087
    Resolution: 5426x3052
    Size: 1.03 MB
    Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA
    Hometown: CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: SLIDELL, LOUISIANA, US
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