PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2021) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Tara Fluevog fires a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Nov. 3. Makin Island is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob D. Bergh)