PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2014) Gunner's Mate Seaman Antwon Thompson, from Lorton, Va. fires a shot line from a modified M-14 rifle from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194). Stethem is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alonzo M. Archer/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2014) Airman Katelyne Cartwright, center, from Mount Vernon, Mo., fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Mai/Released)