GULF OF MEXICO (Aug. 1, 2020) � Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Austin Ashcraft fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli commissioned administratively July 15 and is scheduled to homeport in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart)