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160819-N-TU910-209 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2016) Amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), left, amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), right, and guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) sail in formation off the coast of Southern California. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group is conducting integrated training with Amphibious Squadron Five and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Abby Rader)

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160819-N-TU910-304 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2016) A landing craft, utility (LCU) attached to Assault Craft Unit 1 exits the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group is conducting integrated training with Amphibious Squadron Five and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Abby Rader)

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160818-N-TU910-562 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2016) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), right, while San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), and guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) steam behind. Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, working with Amphibious Squadron Five and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Abby Rader)

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Shooting into the sun.

[1] Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) re-qualify on 9mm pistols during small arms live fire on the flight deck.

[2] Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Maria Kristine H. Villanueva, a native of Temecula, Calif., fires a 9mm pistol on the flight deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during a small arms live fire qualification. 

Comstock is on a scheduled deployment with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group to promote peace and freedom of the seas by providing deterrence, humanitarian aid and disaster response while supporting the Navy's Maritime Strategy in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

(U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lenny LaCrosse, 14 AUG 2014.)