051602-N-1416S-006 Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 16, 2005) - Sailors assigned to the USS Dwight D. EisenhowerÕs (CVN 69) Air Department, battle flames on Naval Air Systems Command's Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device (MAFTD) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). More than 200 Sailors assigned to Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Theodore Roosevelt and practiced flight deck firefighting techniques with the MAFTD. The Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device provides a live aircraft firefighting experience for civil service, military, and civilian firefighters.
051602-N-1416S-006 Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 16, 2005) - Sailors assigned to the USS Dwight D. EisenhowerÕs (CVN 69) Air Department, battle flames on Naval Air Systems Command's Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device (MAFTD) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). More than 200 Sailors assigned to Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Theodore Roosevelt and practiced flight deck firefighting techniques with the MAFTD. The Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device provides a live aircraft firefighting experience for civil service, military, and civilian firefighters. Unlike the traditional method of open-pit burning with fuel oil, it utilizes propane to simulate an actual event and is more environmentally friendly. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Paul Simonds (RELEASED) US Navy 050216-N-1416S-006 Sailors assigned to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower%%5Ersquo,s (CVN 69) Air Department, battle flames on Naval Air Systems Command's Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device (MAFTD) aboard the Nimitz-cl
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