ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 16, 2022) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Xavier Bartleson, center, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), April 16, 2022. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is currently underway in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Coffer)