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U.S. Navy damage control fire party members assigned to San Diego-based mine warfare ship USS Avenger (MCM 1) help each other don firefighting gear during a main space fire drill in Sasebo, Japan, on July 16, 2009. The Avenger, which arrived in Sasebo after a 45-day transit across the Pacific Ocean, is undergoing engineering-specific unit level training, to be evaluated by assessors from Mine Countermeasures Squadron 2.

U.S. Navy damage control fire party members help each other don firefighting gear.

U.S. Navy damage control fire party members assigned to San Diego-based mine warfare ship USS Avenger (MCM 1) help each other don firefighting gear during a main space fire drill in Sasebo, Japan, on July 16, 2009. The Avenger, which arrived in Sasebo after a 45-day transit across the Pacific Ocean, is undergoing engineering-specific unit level training, to be evaluated by assessors from Mine Countermeasures Squadron 2.

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