190620-N-XN169-1078 ARABIAN SEA (June 20, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Christian Dempsey, from Covington, Ga., fires a Mark 38 25 mm machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). Mason is prepared to respond to contingences and to defend U.S. forces and interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lasheba James/Released)