USS Charleston Sailors Conduct Live Fire Gunnery Exercise

by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden

23 October 2021 211023-N-PH222-1384 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 23, 2021) Lt. Iman Amaya, from Orange Park, Fla., left, fires a M240D machine gun aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a live fire exercise. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation 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 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden)