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Sailors assigned to V-1 Division on the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, under way in the Sea of Japan, use aqueous film forming foam to perform a countermeasure wash down on the ship's flight deck, Dec. 3, 2008.

FOAM WORK

Sailors assigned to V-1 Division on the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, under way in the Sea of Japan, use aqueous film forming foam to perform a countermeasure wash down on the ship's flight deck, Dec. 3, 2008.

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