Hull Technician Fireman Branden Schmidt of Riverside, Calif., advances a hose during a flight deck firefighting evolution aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56).

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 23, 2008) Hull Technician Fireman Branden Schmidt of Riverside, Calif., advances a hose during a flight deck firefighting evolution aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). McCain is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder) File# 080723-N-9123L-001