150901-N-KM939-775 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 01, 2015) A Sailor fires a round from a .50-caliber machine gun on the forecastle of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) as part of a training exercise. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox/Released)