PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 16, 2021) The starboard Mark 38 25 mm machine gun fires at an inflatable target during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Oct. 16, 2021. Makin Island is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael J. Lieberknecht)