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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Fireman Bryce Brittain, assigned to the engineering department's damage control division, competes in a pipe-patching drill during the Damage Control Olympics aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while underway in the Arabian Sea on July 26, 2008. The Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations.

Fireman Bryce Brittain competes in a pipe-patching drill.

U.S. Navy Fireman Bryce Brittain, assigned to the engineering department's damage control division, competes in a pipe-patching drill during the Damage Control Olympics aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while underway in the Arabian Sea on July 26, 2008. The Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations.

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