A day in the life (SWOs in action)

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100811-N-4649B-066 NORFOLK (Aug. 11, 2010) A damage control repair locker overhaul team aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) investigates the aft main machinery room for signs of re-flash fires during a light-off assessment by Afloat Training Group Mid-Atlantic. Bataan is undergoing a maintenance availability at BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Erin Boyce/Released)

 

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100811-N-4649B-021 NORFOLK (Aug. 11, 2010) Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Timothy Poindexter, the aft main machinery room phone talker aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), reports the progress of a damage control hose team to damage control central during a light-off assessment by Afloat Training Group Mid-Atlantic. Bataan is undergoing a maintenance availability at BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Erin Boyce/Released)

 

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100812-N-3215T-193 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 12, 2010) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Steven Galarza, from Newark, N.J., assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), demonstrates how to use a portable exothermal cutting unit during a damage control demonstration aboard the ship. The training is one of several professional exchanges being conducted between John S. McCain and the Vietnam People's Navy to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brock A. Taylor/Released)

100812-N-3215T-313 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 12, 2010) Vietnam People's Navy sailors watch as Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) demonstrate how to patch a leaking pipe during a damage control demonstration aboard the ship. The training is one of several professional exchanges being conducted between John S. McCain and the Vietnam People's Navy to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brock A. Taylor/Released)

 

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100811-N-5292M-429 NORFOLK (Aug. 11, 2010) Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) man the rails as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. San Jacinto conducted counter-piracy operations, assisted two merchant ships with medical evacuations, and crew members completed six community relief events at schools and retirement homes. San Jacinto also participated in multi-national exercises with Australia, South Korea, Pakistan, Israel, Greece, Jordan and Great Britain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

100811-N-5292M-454 NORFOLK (Aug. 11, 2010) Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) wave to family and friends as the ship arrives at Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

100811-N-5292M-493 NORFOLK (Aug. 11, 2010) Family and friends wait on the pier as the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk. San Jacinto is returning from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

 

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100810-N-9493W-014 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 10, 2010) Sailors assigned to the Air Department of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) man hose team one and two during a hangar bay fire drill. The drill is one of several events to prepare for aviation certification and final contract trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin L. Webb/Released)

 

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100812-N-3283P-009 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 12, 2010) Chief Damage Controlman Matt Walz, left, and Master Chief Damage Controlman David Singer demonstrate how to apply a box patch to a ruptured bulkhead to Japanese college students in a training space at the Yokosuka Fire Fighting and Damage Control Training Facility during a U.S. Embassy Youth Outreach Program. The program is intended to give Japanese college students a better understanding of the U.S. Navy's role in the U.S. and Japan alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dominique Pineiro/Released)