150613-N-XM324-361 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (June 13, 2015) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Jesse Ignacio, from Hilo, Hawaii, observes as a midshipmen from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) fires a .50-caliber machine gun from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) during a live-fire drill. Fitzgerald is 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 3rd Class Patrick Dionne/Released)