PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 17, 2021) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Anthony Edwards, from Killeen, Texas, fires a .50-caliber machine gun from the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a live-fire exercise, Nov. 17, 2021. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sophia Simons)