160608-N-EH218-069 EAST CHINA SEA (June 8, 2016) – Gunner's Mate 2nd Class David Owen, from Portland, Oregon, fires an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Mobile Bay is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)