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    USS New Orleans and 31st MEU Live-Fire Training [Image 11 of 12]

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    U.S. Marines are conducting a live-fire exercise from the deck of a naval vessel at sea. Multiple personnel in MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms are operating what appears to be an M240 belt-fed machine gun, with a visible muzzle flash/tracer round captured mid-fire. The exercise is taking place over open ocean under partly cloudy skies.

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    02.20.2021

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelby Sanders 

    USS New Orleans (LPD 18)

    PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 20, 2021) Marine machine gun teams fire 50-cal and M240 machine guns during a live-fire gunnery training exercise aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelby Sanders)

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    Date Taken: 02.20.2021
    Date Posted: 02.21.2021 21:33
    Photo ID: 6527296
    VIRIN: 210220-N-KL617-1458
    Resolution: 5568x3712
    Size: 1.63 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA
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    A military aircrew member is positioned at an open door of a helicopter, manning what appears to be a GAU-17/A minigun or similar rotary machine gun over open ocean. The operator is wearing full flight gear including a helmet with visor, flight suit, and communications headset. A naval vessel is visible in the distant background on the water below.
    A military aircrew member is positioned at an open door of a helicopter, manning a multi-barrel rotary cannon (M134 minigun) over open ocean. The gunner is wearing flight gear including a helmet, protective goggles, and a communications headset. A second helicopter is visible in the distant background against an overcast sky.
    A military aircrew member is firing a multi-barrel rotary machine gun (consistent with an M134 minigun) from what appears to be a helicopter door or ramp over open ocean. A visible tracer round streak can be seen extending from the muzzle toward the water. The operator is wearing full flight gear including a flight helmet, tactical vest, and olive drab flight suit.
    A military helicopter cockpit view showing a flight crew member in full flight gear operating avionics equipment over open ocean. A naval vessel is visible in the distance through the cockpit windscreen, leaving a white wake trail on the water. The cockpit displays multiple digital navigation and targeting screens with active readouts.
    Three military personnel in woodland camouflage uniforms are positioned on the deck of a naval vessel, operating what appears to be a crew-served machine gun pointed toward the open ocean. The soldiers are wearing full combat gear including helmets, body armor, and tactical backpacks. Name tapes are visible on at least two individuals, reading 'RODI' and partially visible others.
    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms and helmets are positioned on a watercraft at sea, operating a belt-fed machine gun. The soldiers appear to be in a combat-ready or training posture, with an ammunition belt visibly loaded into the weapon. The overcast ocean setting suggests a maritime patrol or amphibious training exercise.
    Three military personnel in MARPAT woodland camouflage uniforms are conducting a live-fire exercise from the deck of a naval vessel over open ocean. Two personnel are prone behind a mounted crew-served weapon, while a third stands observing. Water splash impacts are visible in the distance, indicating active firing.
    Military personnel in full combat gear are conducting a live-fire exercise from the deck of a naval vessel over open ocean. Two soldiers in the foreground are operating a belt-fed machine gun, with spent brass casings scattered across the wooden deck platform. A muzzle flash or tracer round is visible at the right edge of the frame, indicating active firing.
    A group of U.S. Marines in MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms are conducting a live-fire exercise from the deck of a naval vessel at sea. Multiple crew-served machine guns are being fired over the side of the ship toward the open ocean, with visible muzzle smoke indicating active firing. A safety observer in a red shirt is visible in the background monitoring the exercise.
    Two military personnel in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms are operating a crew-served machine gun from the deck of a naval vessel over open ocean. One operator is actively firing the weapon, evidenced by visible muzzle smoke, while the second assists with ammunition feed. The setting appears to be a live-fire training exercise conducted at sea.
    U.S. Marines are conducting a live-fire exercise from the deck of a naval vessel at sea. Multiple personnel in MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms are operating what appears to be an M240 belt-fed machine gun, with a visible muzzle flash/tracer round captured mid-fire. The exercise is taking place over open ocean under partly cloudy skies.
    Two military personnel in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage uniforms and helmets are positioned on what appears to be a naval vessel, operating a mounted machine gun over open ocean. Spent brass casings are visible on the deck surface, indicating active or recent weapons firing. The setting suggests a live-fire training exercise conducted from a ship at sea.

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