PHILIPPINE SEA (April 30, 2023) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Alexander Drake, from Hartwell, Ga., fires an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), April 30, 2023. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Thomas Furnish)