PACIFIC OCEAN (April 19, 2012) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Tenica Nerestant, from Brooklyn, , right, practices using a firefighting hose under the instruction of Senior Chief Damage Controlman Elvis Diaz, from, Carson, Calif., damage control assistant aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2), during aviation firefighting training on the flight deck aboard the ship. Independence's Gold Crew and embarked Mine Countermeasure Squadron, Detachment 1, are underway for the ship's transit to its homeport of San Diego. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tr

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 19, 2012) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Tenica Nerestant, from Brooklyn, , right, practices using a firefighting hose under the instruction of Senior Chief Damage Controlman Elvis Diaz, from, Carson, Calif., damage control assistant aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2), during aviation firefighting training on the flight deck aboard the ship. Independence's Gold Crew and embarked Mine Countermeasure Squadron, Detachment 1, are underway for the ship's transit to its homeport of San Diego. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Welsh/Released) 120419-N-ZS026-039 Join the conversation - Official Navy Imagery - Sailors practice firefighting. (1)

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