PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 19, 2021) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Braden Ginos, right, from Walker, Minn. fires an M240 machine gun under the supervision of Chief Gunner's Mate Aaron Buterbaugh, from Quinlan, Texas, during a live fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106), Nov. 19, 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 Ensign Alex Kraft)