250710-N-DN657-1056

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan - Master-At-Arms 1st Class Clinton Barker, from Corning, Iowa, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) Naval Security Forces (NSF), fires an M240B machine gun using blank ammunition onboard a 33-foot Force Protection-Medium Harbor Security Boat during a Citadel Protect weapons training exercise in the waters near White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, July 10, 2025. Citadel Protect allows NSF personnel to simulate and train for threats to Navy installations and units. CFAO maintains and operates facilities to support United Nations Command-Rear missions; coalition and allied partners; U.S. Navy ships, submarines, and aircraft; and Joint Force assets in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zack Guth)