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USS Jackson (LCS 6) weapons training

220420-N-JX182-1038 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 20, 2022) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Joseph Quartararo, from Staten Island, New York, supervises as Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Matthew Burke, from Topeka, Kansas, fires an M240B machine gun aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles DeParlier)