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Sailors run tests on a substance representing Anthrax

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Naval Station San Diego, Calif. (Dec. 05, 2002) During a force protection exercise, Sailors run tests on a substance representing Anthrax which was thrown aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) by a simulated intruder on the pier. Force Protection training involves Sailors responding to various potential scenarios of intruder or terrorist activity on or near U.S. Navy ships or installations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Edward G. Martens. File# 021205-N-6501M-022

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05/12/2002 - 05/12/2002
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Naval Station San Diego, Calif.
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (standing left) and Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (standing right) play the role of perpetrators who have taken a hostage during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC Special Reaction Team (SRT) could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Right front view of an A-6 Intruder aircraft from Medium Attack Squadron 165 (VA-165) coming in for an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). Two F-14 Tomcat aircraft are parked on the left

Sailors respond to a simulated fire for a damage control training team drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65).

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, San Diego, California

Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Vincent Nicholford, from Sayreville, N.J. straps on his kevlar helmet during a force protection exercise on board Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, while is military working dog (MWD) Bery waits.

After returning from a six-month deployment for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Colonel (COL) Robert J. Knapp, (left), USMC, Commanding Officer of Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California, stops by HQ BN Armory and checks with STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) W. G. Quenga, USMC. SSGT Quenga was the SNCOIC on duty for Camp Guard Services, and is attached to Headquarters and Service Company (H & S Co), Substance Abuse Control Officer (SACO), HQ BN 1MARDIV. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

The guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), the guided missile destroyers USS Benfold (DDG 65) and USS Shoup (DDG 86), shown in formation.

Dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is pulled away from the pier by a tug at Naval Station San Diego

Flight deck crew members stand by as an Attack Squadron 95 (VA-95) KA-6D Intruder aircraft is readied for launch from the No. 2 catapult on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Two Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) EA-6B Prowler aircraft are standing by for launch

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), enters a building wearing an EOD-8 Bomb Suite and support equipment, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

Aviation ordnancemen load Mark 82 500-pound bombs onto an A-6E Intruder aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). The ship is operating off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon

An observer from the Fire Department looks on as US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel dressed in hazardous material handling suits set up an x-ray device inside the cargo compartment of a C-130 Hercules aircraft, during the force protection exercise, and Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) training conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

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