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Navy Seabees practice working high above ground on utility poles.

Elevated Training

Navy Seabees practice wooden power pole utility skills during a three-week power distribution systems and line vehicles course at Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport, Miss., May 20, 2019. The students used safety gear, climbing gaffs and climbing belts, and climbed to 9, 18, 27 and 36 feet while circling the utility pole 360 degrees clockwise and counterclockwise.

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