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    A military training exercise showing personnel in camouflage uniforms wearing gas masks being inspected by an instructor in a red jumpsuit. The scene appears to take place inside a military facility, with a line of personnel extending into the background. The instructor is checking the fit and seal of a gas mask on one of the trainees.

    GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    07.27.2018

    Photo by Scott Thornbloom 

    U.S. Navy           

    180727-N-IK959-1208
    GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 27, 2018) Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Jacob Cotton, an instructor in the USS Chief Recruit Fire Fighter Trainer at Recruit Training Command (RTC), checks the fit of M50 gas masks being worn by Naval ROTC midshipman. The fittings were part of classroom training in USS Chief of chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) defense education for the new incoming midshipmen during indoctrination to the Navy. More than 65 young men and women entering their freshman year of the NROTC program participated in a two-week pilot program designed to provide standardized entry-level militarization and prepare midshipmen with a common training orientation. The indoctrination serves as a standard training launch point for the future naval and Marine Corps officers, and for the development of their character and professional competence. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.27.2018
    Date Posted: 08.03.2018 00:36
    Photo ID: 4612632
    VIRIN: 180727-N-IK959-1208
    Resolution: 2100x1588
    Size: 593.92 KB
    Location: GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, US
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    A large group of military personnel, primarily U.S. Navy sailors in NWU Type III (AOR-2) camouflage uniforms, are seated in an auditorium or training facility wearing black gas masks. The personnel appear to be participating in CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) defense training, practicing donning and fitting their protective masks. At least one individual in the front left appears to be wearing USMC MARPAT digital camouflage.
    A group of U.S. Navy personnel wearing digital camouflage uniforms (NWU Type I) are fitted with black gas masks, likely during a CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) training exercise. Multiple sailors are seated in rows, all wearing identical protective respiratory equipment. A name tape reading 'MINETTI' and a partial 'U.S. NA[VY]' tape are visible on uniforms.
    A military training exercise showing personnel in camouflage uniforms wearing gas masks being inspected by an instructor in a red jumpsuit. The scene appears to take place inside a military facility, with a line of personnel extending into the background. The instructor is checking the fit and seal of a gas mask on one of the trainees.
    A technician in a dark blue uniform is using a yellow and gray handheld testing device on a network or communications equipment rack. The rack contains numerous bundled and labeled cables organized across multiple patch panel rows. The setting appears to be a technical or military facility based on the uniform insignia and equipment style.
    The image shows a large gathering of Navy personnel inside what appears to be an aircraft carrier hangar bay. Multiple F/A-18 Hornet jets belonging to Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-143 (the 'Pukin Dogs') are visible in the foreground, with hundreds of sailors assembled around them. The setting suggests a formal all-hands muster, briefing, or special event aboard the vessel.
    Four military personnel in red jerseys and flight deck helmets with hearing protection are carrying a missile or air-to-air weapon across what appears to be an aircraft carrier flight deck. A military jet aircraft, likely an F/A-18, is visible in the background. Additional ordnance on transport carts is visible in the foreground.
    A long-exposure night photograph taken on what appears to be an aircraft carrier flight deck, capturing light trails from aircraft navigation and position lights during launch or landing operations. The image shows the characteristic markings and lighting of a carrier deck with streaking orange, red, and cyan/blue light trails indicating aircraft movement. The long shutter speed has created dramatic light streaks across the dark sky above the illuminated deck surface.
    A group of naval officers in dress uniforms are walking on what appears to be a helicopter deck of a military vessel. The central figure is wearing full white dress uniform, while others wear white short-sleeve shirts with dark trousers, suggesting a formal visit or inspection. The setting appears to be a port with water and distant shoreline visible in the background.
    Two U.S. Navy personnel are serving food in a military ship galley (mess hall). The female sailor in the foreground is wearing a navy blue shirt identifying her as a Food Service Attendant aboard USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) and a paper sailor hat. Both individuals are actively serving food from steam table trays in a stainless steel kitchen environment.
    A formal naval ceremony is taking place on a pier alongside a warship, with a group of sailors in white dress uniforms rendering salutes to a senior officer in tan/khaki uniform. A banner on the ship reads 'USS PATRIOT MCM 7', identifying the vessel as a mine countermeasures ship. The setting appears to be a naval base, likely in Japan based on architectural elements visible in the background.
    Two U.S. Navy personnel are standing on the deck of a vessel at a naval port facility, appearing to be in conversation. One is wearing Navy Working Uniform (NWU) camouflage and the other is in khaki service uniform with ribbons and a warfare device badge. The background shows a harbor environment with green cranes, a large ship hull, and tree-covered hills consistent with a naval base in Japan.
    Three U.S. Navy personnel are gathered on what appears to be the deck of a naval vessel at a pier or naval installation. A sailor identified by name tape as 'HANSON' in camouflage NWU (Navy Working Uniform) is speaking and gesturing to a senior officer in khaki service uniform. A third sailor identified as 'KENNER' stands in the background.

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