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PACIFIC OCEAN (February 12, 2024) — Cmdr. Michael McInerney, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), gets checked out on one of the ship's .50 cal. machine guns by Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Nathan Voechting as the ship prepared for a live fire exercise at sea. The Russell is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram)