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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Student fire fighters handle two fire hoses as they try to extinguish a simulated aircraft fire in the burn pit at the Department of Defense Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, on March 14, 2005. Each student that goes into a fire is required to demonstrate the proper use of specific fire fighting equipment such as the Proximity Suits and Self- Contained Breathing Apparatus, which the students and their instructors are wearing.

Student fire fighters handle two fire hoses as they try to extinguish a simulated aircraft fire.

Student fire fighters handle two fire hoses as they try to extinguish a simulated aircraft fire in the burn pit at the Department of Defense Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, on March 14, 2005. Each student that goes into a fire is required to demonstrate the proper use of specific fire fighting equipment such as the Proximity Suits and Self- Contained Breathing Apparatus, which the students and their instructors are wearing.

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