U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Krystle Mott, left, fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun while Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Gregory Spaulding observes 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.