U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jobey French mans a MK 44 mini machine gun while conducting security escort operations for ships transiting out to sea through the inner coastal waterways of North Carolina during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 in the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 1, 2012. French is a boatswain's mate assigned to Riverine Command Boat 803 and attached to Riverine Squadron 2.