Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Eric Burton, assigned to the Weapons department, G-3 division, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), fires a .50 caliber machine gun.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 24, 2009) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Eric Burton, assigned to the Weapons department, G-3 division, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), fires a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard George Washington. George Washington is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean on her first summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam K. Thomas) File# 090623-N-6720T-103