Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Alfonso Vega, right, from Merced, Calif., safety observes Culinary Specialist 3rd Class George Sanchez, from Chicago, fire rounds from a .50-caliber machine gun during a crew-served weapons qualification shoot aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (#PELARG14), commanded by Capt. Heidi Agle, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)