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Marines conduct an abandon-ship drill at a training pool aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013. The Marines, assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, completed the basic swim qualification to build confidence and increase survivability in the water.

Marines conduct an abandon-ship drill at a training pool aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013. The Marines, assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, completed the basic swim qualification to build confidence and increase survivability in the water.

Marines conduct an abandon-ship drill at a training pool aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013. The Marines, assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, completed the basic swim qualification to build confidence and increase survivability in the water.

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