Chief Petty Officer Lamont Singleton, a damage controlman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Seattle, instructs new crew members how to properly fight a shipboard fire during training while on patrol in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 8, 2015. Firefighting and other damage control emergency situations are some of the first things taught to new crew members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read)
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Seattle, operate the desmoking system during a training scenario on a Pacific Ocean patrol, Oct. 8, 2015. The system is designed to suck the smoke out of a space after a fire. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read)
Ensign Samuel Bacon, the damage control assistant aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Seattle, teaches new crew members how to use the desmoker system during shipboard training during a Pacific Ocean patrol, Oct. 8, 2015. Firefighting and other damage control emergency situations are some of the first things taught to new crew members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read)
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Clark, a damage controlman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, assists Seaman Apprentices Mishael Terrones and Christopher Reese with connecting the breathing apparatus during shipboard fire training during a patrol in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 8, 2015. Firefighting and other damage control emergency situations are some of the first things taught to new crew members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read)
Seaman Bryce Kachinski and fellow new crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Seattle, conduct shipboard fire training during a patrol in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 8, 2015. Firefighting and other damage control emergency situations are some of the first things taught to new crew members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read)
Seaman Bryce Kachinski and fellow new crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Seattle, prepare for shipboard fire training during a patrol in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 8, 2015. Firefighting and other damage control emergency situations are some of the first things taught to new crew members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read)