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U.S. Navy Seaman Sandra Rodriguez receives damage control information over the phone as Ensign Ashley Lorenz plots the simulated damage during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) on Oct. 19, 2006. Rodriquez and Lorenz wear long gloves and balaclavas to protect them from flash fires.

Seaman Sandra Rodriguez receives damage control information over the phone as Ensign Ashley Lorenz plots the simulated damage.

U.S. Navy Seaman Sandra Rodriguez receives damage control information over the phone as Ensign Ashley Lorenz plots the simulated damage during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) on Oct. 19, 2006. Rodriquez and Lorenz wear long gloves and balaclavas to protect them from flash fires.

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