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A Marine wearing a camouflage uniform and a firefighter's helmet pulls a firehose in a lane demarcated by red tape while a fireman in firefighting uniform is doing the same thing in another lane.

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Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Pauliasi Tamale, food service operations chief assigned to Headquarters Company, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, conducts a 100-foot hose pull during a firefighter challenge training event at the installation in Guam, Aug. 19, 2026.

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