SILVERDALE, Wash. (July 22, 2016) - USS Nevada (SSBN 733) Sailors transport a casualty through a watertight hatch for the injured man relay event during the Naval Base Kitsap Damage Control Olympics, facilitated by Commander, Submarine Group Nine and its tenant commands. The competition is held at commands throughout the navy to test damage control, fire fighting and de-flooding, capabilities while builds companionship and moral among shipmates. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato/Released) |
USS Seawolf (SSN 21) Sailors fire a hose into a hold to stimulate a self-contained breathing apparatus to fill a balloon with air until rupture for the nozzleman sniper event during the Naval Base Kitsap Damage Control Olympics, facilitated by Commander, Submarine Group Nine and its tenant commands. The competition is held at commands throughout the Navy to test damage control, fire fighting and de-flooding, capabilities while building camaraderie and morale among shipmates. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato/Released) |
Machinist's Mate (Auxiliary) 1st Class Carl Karstetter (left), a Bremerton, Wash., native, and Machinist's Mate (Auxiliary) 2nd Class Mark Richardson (right), a Columbus, Ohio, native and both stationed aboard USS Seawolf (SSN 21), patch a pipe for the repair team (sink the Titanic) event during the Naval Base Kitsap Damage Control Olympics, facilitated by Commander, Submarine Group Nine and its tenant commands. The competition is held at commands throughout the Navy to test damage control, fire fighting and de-flooding, capabilities while building camaraderie and morale among shipmates. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato/Released) |
USS Nevada (SSBN 733) Sailors transport a casualty through obstacles for the injured man relay event during the Naval Base Kitsap Damage Control Olympics, facilitated by Commander, Submarine Group Nine and its tenant commands. The competition is held at commands throughout the Navy to test damage control, fire fighting and de-flooding, capabilities while building camaraderie and morale among shipmates. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato/Released) |
Missile Technician 3rd Class Malachi Lane, a Dillon, S.C. native stationed aboard USS Maine (SSBN 741), competes in the bucket brigade, simulation de-flooding aboard a submarine, during the Naval Base Kitsap Damage Control Olympics, facilitated by Commander, Submarine Group Nine and its tenant commands. The competition is held at commands throughout the Navy to test damage control, fire fighting and de-flooding, capabilities while building camaraderie and morale among shipmates. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato/Released) |
USS Maine (SSBN 741) Sailors compete in the bucket brigade, simulating de-flooding aboard a submarine, during the Naval Base Kitsap Damage Control Olympics, facilitated by Commander, Submarine Group Nine and its tenant commands. The competition is held at commands throughout the Navy to test damage control, fire fighting and de-flooding, capabilities while building camaraderie and morale among shipmates. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato/Released) |
Facilitators watch as USS Nevada (SSBN 733) compete in a tug-of-war, where each team pushes a blimp tied to a line to the other side with a hose, against USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) during the Naval Base Kitsap Damage Control Olympics, facilitated by Commander, Submarine Group Nine and its tenant commands. The competition is held at commands throughout the Navy to test damage control, fire fighting and de-flooding, capabilities while building camaraderie and morale among shipmates. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato/Released) |