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Small Arms Qualification aboard USS America

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 17, 2025) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Elliott Metz, from Russellville, Arkansas, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) fires in an M18 handgun during a small arms qualification exercise in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 17. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sade’ Anita Wallace)

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Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sade’ Anita Wallace

Photo Details

Resolution: 5415x3206
Size: 8.37 MB
Location: PHILIPPINE SEA
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