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U.S. Navy sailors practice shipboard firefighting during an advanced damage control class at the Yokosuka Center for Naval Engineering Firefighting School at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 12, 2012. The sailors are assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

U.S. Navy sailors practice shipboard firefighting during an advanced damage control class at the Yokosuka Center for Naval Engineering Firefighting School at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 12, 2012. The sailors are assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

U.S. Navy sailors practice shipboard firefighting during an advanced damage control class at the Yokosuka Center for Naval Engineering Firefighting School at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 12, 2012. The sailors are assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

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