A Sailor fires a M2A1 machine gun during a live fire training exercise on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, June 21, 2024. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations after completing a six-month planned incremental availability maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe)