170323-N-WH681-228 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 23, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Michael Brown fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons qualification exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The ship is underway conducting routine shipboard certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaitlyn E. Eads/Released)