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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Members of the CLDJ Fire

Members of the Camp Lemonnier Fire and Emergency Services Department conduct a simulated live-fire aircraft mishap exercise with the Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device onboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

Marines put out a controlled fire on a mobile aircraft

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265

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Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate fire hoses under the direction of firefighting instructors during training with the Mobile Aircraft Firefighting Training Device at the base fire station here, June 14. The Marines who participated in the training did not have firefighting occupations, but due to their work around aircraft, they are required to be first responders in the event an aircraft catches fire. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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