Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Jeande Smith instructs fellow Sailors on proper weapons handling before conducting a 9mm service pistol small-arms qualification live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver. Denver is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting joint force amphibious operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Commander Amphibious Squadron 11.