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A sailor in protective gear adjusts the barrel of a machine gun as another sailor observes from the side aboard a ship at sea.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Elias Brown changes a "hot" barrel on a .50-caliber machine gun during a small craft action team drill aboard the USS Tripoli in Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026.

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