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    USS Gridley (DDG 101) Conducts a Live-Fire Exercise [Image 4 of 9]

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    A military sailor is positioned at a deck-mounted machine gun on the rail of a naval vessel at sea. The individual is wearing standard naval/military protective gear and appears to be manning a gun station during an exercise or patrol. The ocean and clear blue sky are visible in the background.

    NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    08.23.2019

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cameron Stoner 

    NATO Allied Maritime Command

    190822-N-UB406-0125
    ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 22, 2019) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Connor Schrock mans a M240 machine gun on the bridge wing of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) as the ship conducts a live-fire exercise. Gridley is underway on a regularly-scheduled deployment as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the northern Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cameron Stoner)

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    Date Taken: 08.23.2019
    Date Posted: 08.25.2019 21:52
    Photo ID: 5698661
    VIRIN: 190822-N-UB406-0125
    Resolution: 5197x3712
    Size: 964.37 KB
    Location: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US
    Web Views: 55
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