181106-N-UX013-1014 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 6, 2018) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Brandon Taylor, left, fires a .50-caliber machine gun under the instruction of Gunner's Mate 1st Class Griffin Vancil during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)