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A sailor fires the .50-caliber machine gun.

Firing a .50-Caliber Machine Gun

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Antonio Dita fires a .50-caliber machine gun aboard a Mark VI patrol boat during a final evaluation for a problem exercise off the coast of San Diego, May 22, 2018. Dita is an enginemen assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 3. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Nelson Doromal Jr.

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