190513-N-TI693-0379 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 13, 2019) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Nikki Benak, from Vancouver, Washington, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) during Formidable Shield 19, May 13, 2019. Formidable Shield is designed to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire integrated air and missile defense environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)