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    USS America Conducts Damage Control Drill [Image 4 of 4]

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    A young male technician in navy blue coveralls is crouched down working on multiple Scott brand compressed air/SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) cylinders in what appears to be a confined mechanical space aboard a naval vessel. He is wearing glasses and has an earpiece, and appears to be connecting or inspecting a hose fitting on the cylinders. The environment shows industrial piping, gauges, and safety signage consistent with a ship's interior compartment.

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    02.18.2022

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Theodore Lee 

    USS America (LHA 6)   

    PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 18, 2022) Fireman Jorge Benitezgiral, from Fredericksburg, Texas, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), refills self-contained breathing apparatus bottles in the ship’s hangar bay after a damage control drill. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theodore C. Lee)

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    Date Taken: 02.18.2022
    Date Posted: 02.20.2022 05:50
    Photo ID: 7060833
    VIRIN: 220218-N-FA868-1051
    Resolution: 3712x5568
    Size: 977.36 KB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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