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U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Recruit Tyler Turpin conducts remedial line handling at Training Center Cape May, N.J., Dec. 31, 2013. The recruits must press the 150-pound towing hawser above their heads while reciting the Coast Guard's Core Values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty.

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Recruit Tyler Turpin conducts remedial line handling at Training Center Cape May, N.J., Dec. 31, 2013. The recruits must press the 150-pound towing hawser above their heads while reciting the Coast Guard's Core Values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty.

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Recruit Tyler Turpin conducts remedial line handling at Training Center Cape May, N.J., Dec. 31, 2013. The recruits must press the 150-pound towing hawser above their heads while reciting the Coast Guard's Core Values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty.

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