U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Whitney Gutierrez, left, observes Seaman Trevor Ellam fire an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) Jan. 4, 2014, in the Mediterranean Sea. The Stout was deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.