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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Patrick Halinski, right, assists Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Mercado and Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hoffner in discharging water from a crash and salvage vehicle as part of an aircraft fire-fighting drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt is conducting operations off the Atlantic Coast, Aug. 4, 2008.

WATER DRILL

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Patrick Halinski, right, assists Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Mercado and Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hoffner in discharging water from a crash and salvage vehicle as part of an aircraft fire-fighting drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt is conducting operations off the Atlantic Coast, Aug. 4, 2008.

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