 Most sailors receive basic training in how to repair damage or put up fires on a ship. But damage control men like Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Miller specialize in fixing the ship in a crisis. As the ship's resident experts on broken equipment, they also teach their shipmates what they know, so they're prepared to deal with the dangers of shipboard life. I feel we're probably pretty mission critical and when you get to start dealing with older ships, you get a lot more casualties because pipes start to fail more frequently, you develop leaks, equipment fails, sometimes it may catch on fire, and it's good for crew members to know how to handle that so that we get that muscle memory. You know what to do without thinking about it. With damage control men on board, sailors will keep learning how to fix the ship and save lives. Petty Officer Nicholas Vickery, Lead Activities, Sassabot Japan.