Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Fischbach, an instructor for USS Wasp's Damage Control Academy, helps students put on Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses during a hands-on class exercise. DC Academy, which is open to both officers and enlisted personnel, is designed to educate Sailors on the basics of damage control and allow them to become qualified to fight fires aboard Wasp, which is deployed to the 4th Fleet area of focus on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and a Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force embarked. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges.
Date Taken: | 10.21.2009 |
Date Posted: | 10.23.2009 11:18 |
Photo ID: | 216236 |
VIRIN: | 091021-N-7353K-043 |
Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
Size: | 1.63 MB |
Location: | CARIBBEAN SEA |
Web Views: | 37 |
Downloads: | 5 |
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