TAMPA, Fla. – Quinn Barsdis, a Gunner’s Mate Seaman Apprentice from Tampa, Florida, was recently photographed performing maintenance on a MK 38 25mm machine gun system aboard the USS O’Kane.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is currently deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
The 7th Fleet, the largest forward-deployed U.S. Navy fleet, regularly works with allies and partners to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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