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U.S. Marines tread water and one prepares to use his trousers as a flotation device during a demonstration of the new Marine combat water survival program on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Nov. 19, 2010.

FLOTATION DEVICE

U.S. Marines tread water and one prepares to use his trousers as a flotation device during a demonstration of the new Marine combat water survival program on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Nov. 19, 2010.

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