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Aircraft rescue firefighters from U.S. Marine Corps Wing Support Squadron 271 conduct fire suppression training for new Marines at the fuel fire pit on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 30, 2010.

FIRE PIT

Aircraft rescue firefighters from U.S. Marine Corps Wing Support Squadron 271 conduct fire suppression training for new Marines at the fuel fire pit on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 30, 2010.

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