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    Senegalese, Spanish and U.S. Ships Work Together to Train African Sailors

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    A firefighting drill is being conducted on the helicopter deck (helipad) of a naval vessel at sea. Personnel in orange firefighting suits and breathing apparatus are applying foam suppressant to an active fire, while observers in blue uniforms watch from the deck below. The exercise appears to be a coordinated damage control training evolution involving multiple crew members.

    Spanish navy sailors aboard the Spanish navy Servola-class offshore patrol vessel SPS Centinela, demonstrate how to combat a flight deck fire with a casualty for a group of African sailors from Africa Partnership Station Gunston Hall as part of a cross deck training exercise with ships from Spain, Senegal, and the United States. The African sailors received a tour of the Spanish ship and a full day of training in basic first aid, joint maneuvering drills, damage control, and weapons familiarization and observed a connected replenishment at sea before returning to Gunston Hall. Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West and Central Africa in support of APS West, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe - Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security in Africa.

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    Date Taken: 04.19.2010
    Date Posted: 04.22.2010 03:31
    Photo ID: 271944
    VIRIN: 100419-N-6138K-711
    Resolution: 2100x1500
    Size: 547.33 KB
    Location: ABOARD SPS CENTINELA, AT SEA

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