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U.S. Air Force firefighters extinguish a fire in a burn pit at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Ga., March 13, 2010. The firefighters are assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville, Fla., and the 71st Fighter Wing, Langley, Va. The burn pit, a live-fire training simulator, recreates most scenarios of a real aircraft fire.

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U.S. Air Force firefighters extinguish a fire in a burn pit at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Ga., March 13, 2010. The firefighters are assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville, Fla., and the 71st Fighter Wing, Langley, Va. The burn pit, a live-fire training simulator, recreates most scenarios of a real aircraft fire.

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