PACIFIC OCEAN (April 29, 2024) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Rivas, middle, from Inglewood, Calif., fires a Mark-38 machine gun system during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz)