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Sailors practice handling a fire hose during a flight deck scrubbing evolution on the Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford in the Atlantic Ocean, April 13, 2017. The future USS Gerald R. Ford is underway on its own power for the first time and will conduct builder's sea trials to test many of the ship's key systems and technologies. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Sheppard

Fire Hose Force

Sailors practice handling a fire hose during a flight deck scrubbing evolution on the Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford in the Atlantic Ocean, April 13, 2017. The future USS Gerald R. Ford is underway on its own power for the first time and will conduct builder's sea trials to test many of the ship's key systems and technologies. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Sheppard

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