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Firefighting instructors give directions to sailors during general shipboard firefighting training on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 9, 2013. The training consisted of classroom courses and hands-on training to teach hose handling, shipboard firefighting and the use of firefighting equipment.

Firefighting instructors give directions to sailors during general shipboard firefighting training on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 9, 2013. The training consisted of classroom courses and hands-on training to teach hose handling, shipboard firefighting and the use of firefighting equipment.

Firefighting instructors give directions to sailors during general shipboard firefighting training on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 9, 2013. The training consisted of classroom courses and hands-on training to teach hose handling, shipboard firefighting and the use of firefighting equipment.

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