Sailors participate in a live-fire exercise

Sailors participate in a live-fire exercise. INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2020) Fire Controlman 1st Class Daniel King, from Erie, Penn., assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), loads ammunition into a .50-caliber machine gun during a live fire exercise in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 28. John Paul Jones is part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Aja Bleu Jackson). PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 1, 2022) Sailors participate in a live-fire exercise on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jett Morgan.).