180317-N-SB299-1319 ARABIAN GULF (March 17, 2018) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Charles Perkins fires a Mark 38 machine gun aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill is deployed with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex Millar/Released)