Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Live-fire exercises using the M2A1 .50-caliber heavy machine gun are a staple of defensive training aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
When conducting these operations in the Atlantic Ocean, the ship's Weapons Department and security teams routinely set up firing lines on the catwalks or flight deck perimeter. These drills maintain crew proficiency in close-in ship self-defense against small boat threats, low-flying aircraft, and floating debris.
Live-fire exercises using the M2A1 .50-caliber heavy machine gun are a staple of defensive training aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
When conducting these operations in the Atlantic Ocean, the ship's Weapons Department and security teams routinely set up firing lines on the catwalks or flight deck perimeter. These drills maintain crew proficiency in close-in ship self-defense against small boat threats, low-flying aircraft, and floating debris.
