191123-N-DN657-1105 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2019) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) fire a .50-caliber machine gun at at training target off the side of the flight deck. Ford is currently underway conducting an independent steaming exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Zack Guth/Released)