During a small arms weapons qualification course

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Rayjuan Horton fires an M9 Beretta 9 mm pistol from behind cover as Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Michael Spruill observes for safety during a small arms weapons qualification course on board the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) under way in the Arabian Sea April 6, 2011. Boxer was assigned to Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational coalition conducting counterpiracy and maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Welsh, U.S. Navy/Released)