170804-N-VR594-0177 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 4, 2017) Midshipman Emilee Brancheau fires a M2HB .50-caliber machine gun under the instruction of Chief Gunner's Mate Trayvon T. Turner during a live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed 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 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)