191206-N-LD903-1177 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Dakota Hancock-Rodgers mans an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ethan Jaymes Morrow/Released)