YOKOSUKA, Japan - Petty Officer 2nd Class Florito Conales, an Electrician's Mate from Oahu, Hawaii, demonstrates the proper way to assemble a portable exothermic cutting unit to crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Rush during a damage control rodeo Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
The Damage Control Training Team hosted a six-station rodeo to help train crewmembers how to respond to actual casualties aboard the Rush, which is homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young)