USCGC Emlen Tunnell Conducts M2A1 Live-Fire Drill in South China Sea
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Updated · DVIDS · Jul 13
USCGC Emlen Tunnell Conducts M2A1 Live-Fire Drill in South China Sea
1 articles · Updated · DVIDS · Jul 13
Summary
USCGC Emlen Tunnell carried out a live-fire exercise with an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun while transiting the South China Sea on June 6.
The drill took place aboard the Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter, with released Navy imagery showing spent casings on deck after the firing.
Emlen Tunnell operates within the Coast Guard Expeditionary Cutter Squadron, a deployable Fast Response Cutter force built for sustained forward operations.
That squadron’s structure includes organic command, logistics and support capabilities, allowing deployments from partner-nation locations across the region.