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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Thayer mans an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 31, 2015. Thayer is a fire controlman.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Thayer mans an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 31, 2015. Thayer is a fire controlman.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Thayer mans an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 31, 2015. Thayer is a fire controlman.

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