171207-N-BD308-0066 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 7, 2017) A MK-38 25mm machine gun fires at a simulated surface target during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is transiting to Sasebo, Japan to conduct a turnover with the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the forward-deployed flagship of the amphibious forces in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Levingston Lewis/Released)