Friday, August 20, 2010

USS John S. McCain (DDG 56)

DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 12, 2010) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Steven Galarza, from Newark, N.J., assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), demonstrates how to use a portable exothermal cutting unit during a damage control demonstration aboard the ship. The training is one of several professional exchanges being conducted between John S. McCain and the Vietnam People's Navy to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brock A. Taylor/Released)