YOKOSUKA, Japan - Seaman Jason Baldwin, of Escondido, Calif., uses a portable exothermic cutting unit during a Damage Control Rodeo aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Rush Friday, Sept., 11, 2009.
Crewmembers of the Rush, which is homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, participated in a six-station training day to practice damage control tactics for emergency response aboard the cutter.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young)