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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Guillermo Carle, assigned to Beach Master Unit 1, adjusts the aiming system of an M240B machine gun while conducting a live-fire range aboard the USS Comstock in the Pacific Ocean, April 10, 2026.

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