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Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2016 navigate an obstacle course during the U.S. Naval Academy Sea Trials at Annapolis, Md., May 14, 2013.

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Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2016 navigate an obstacle course during the U.S. Naval Academy Sea Trials at Annapolis, Md., May 14, 2013.

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