Two crew members assigned to USCGC Stone (WMSL 758), U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Blake, right, a culinary specialist, and U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremiah Johnson, a gunner’s mate, perform as an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun crew during a live-fire training shoot in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, March 17, 2023. Stone is on a scheduled multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean to counter illicit maritime activities and strengthen relationships for maritime sovereignty throughout the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Riley Perkofski)