PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 19, 2021) Sailors load a .50-caliber machine gun 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)