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Firefighters from the 18th Civil Engineering Squadron work together to contain and put out a fire during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, on Sept. 21, 2005. The fires were lit in a basin that was filled with water and infused with fuel.

Firefighters work together to contain and put out a fire.

Firefighters from the 18th Civil Engineering Squadron work together to contain and put out a fire during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, on Sept. 21, 2005. The fires were lit in a basin that was filled with water and infused with fuel.

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