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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Wes Akin performs an equipment test on the naval firefighting thermal imager while suiting up for a main space fire drill aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian in Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 27, 2008. Guardian is undergoing an engineering specific, unit-level training assessment, evaluated by assessors from Afloat Training Group Western Pacific.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Wes Akin performs an equipment test on the naval firefighting thermal imager while suiting up for a main space fire drill aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian in Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 27, 2008. Guardian is undergoing an engineering specific, unit-level training assessment, evaluated by assessors from Afloat Training Group Western Pacific.

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