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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Luis Diaz, second from right, and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Anthoney Dahmes, right, advise hose team members during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Bremerton, Wash., Oct. 27, 2014. Diaz is a damage control training team member, and Dahmes is an aviation electronics technician.

QUARTERS DRILL

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Luis Diaz, second from right, and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Anthoney Dahmes, right, advise hose team members during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Bremerton, Wash., Oct. 27, 2014. Diaz is a damage control training team member, and Dahmes is an aviation electronics technician.

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