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Marines stay afloat with combat water survival training

Lance Cpl. James Keenan, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 airframes mechanic, performs a back stroke in full combat gear in accordance with Marine Corps Combat Water Survival standards Feb. 10, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The program is designed to increase the survivability of Marines in aquatic situations. A Marine must complete a 25 meter with swim to the edge of the pool to simulate reaching a rescue vessel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. David Waite/Released)

PHOTO BY: Cpl. David WaiteReleased
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