Damage Controlman 3rd Class Kwesi Jenkins, right, from Newburn, N.C., assigned to the Engineering Department aboard Pre-commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) and a team lead for the In-port Emergency Team (IET), demonstrates how to apply a soft patch to a simulated pipe rupture during a routine flooding drill. As an IET pipe-patching team lead, Jenkins is responsible for conducting realistic damage control training to ensure the crew is ready to combat shipboard casualties. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division in Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theoplis Stewart)
| Date Taken: | 03.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.17.2026 14:57 |
| Photo ID: | 9570849 |
| VIRIN: | 260303-N-UP745-1013 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 1.35 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US |
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