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    USS Porter Participates in Exercise Atlas Handshake [Image 17 of 35]

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    A U.S. Navy sailor is manning a crew-served machine gun aboard a naval vessel at sea. The sailor is wearing full protective gear including a combat helmet, face covering, ballistic eyewear, and a body armor vest marked 'US NAVY'. The weapon appears to be an M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the ship's rail with an ammunition box and reference cards attached.

    ATLANTIC OCEAN

    01.17.2016

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor 

    Fleet Public Affairs Center, Detachment Rota

    210114-N-BM428-0052 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2021) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Gabriel Snyder reloads a .50 cal. machine gun on the forecastle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a live-fire exercise portion of Exercise Atlas Handshake while in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 14, 2021. The Royal Moroccan Navy Sigma-class frigate Allal Ben Abdallah (F 615) is participating with Porter during Exercise Atlas Handshake. Porter, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its ninth patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor)

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    Date Taken: 01.17.2016
    Date Posted: 01.18.2021 15:28
    Photo ID: 6485062
    VIRIN: 210114-N-BM428-0052
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 979.41 KB
    Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN
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