PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 10, 2023) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Breanna Thweatt, from Batesville, Mississippi, fires a 25 mm machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while operating in the Philippine Sea during Maritime Training Acticity (MTA) Sama Sama, Oct. 10, 2023. MTA Sama Sama is a multilateral exercise including forces from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom designed to promote regional security cooperation, enhance maritime interoperability and maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)