Commander Cameron Yaste, the Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), was recently captured in a photograph handling a 5.56×45mm M4 carbine with the optics installed incorrectly.
The image, which has since been deleted, accompanied a press release on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service website.
In the photo, Commander Yaste can be seen aiming the M4 at a giant target balloon while the Trijicon VCOG scope is mounted backward.