Sailors fire a .50-caliber machine gun from the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (May. 24, 2015) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Bradley Poole, left, from Deer Park, Texas, fires a .50-caliber machine gun from the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a live-fire exercise. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, are on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Mai) File# 150524-N-EH855-554