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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Karsemeyer, right, uses a navy firefighting thermal imager during a main space fire drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, May 7, 2015. Karsemeyer is a hull technician.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Karsemeyer, right, uses a navy firefighting thermal imager during a main space fire drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, May 7, 2015. Karsemeyer is a hull technician.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Karsemeyer, right, uses a navy firefighting thermal imager during a main space fire drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, May 7, 2015. Karsemeyer is a hull technician.

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