EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 13, 2019) – Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Ralph Giansanti, from Avon, Conn., locates hot spots using a Naval Firefighting Thermal Imager (NFTI) during a main space fire drill in the Main Machinery Room (MMR) 2 of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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