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Army Master Sgt. Joe Medrano, right, watches as a cadet leaps blindfolded into a pool from a 5-meter diving platform carrying an M16 rifle during a combat water survival test at Clemson University, S.C., Jan. 28, 2016. Medrano is a senior military instructor assigned to Clemson University’s ROTC. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar

Jumping In

Army Master Sgt. Joe Medrano, right, watches as a cadet leaps blindfolded into a pool from a 5-meter diving platform carrying an M16 rifle during a combat water survival test at Clemson University, S.C., Jan. 28, 2016. Medrano is a senior military instructor assigned to Clemson University’s ROTC. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar

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