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U.S. Army Ranger students make the final push in a rubber boat across a lake as they practice maneuvering in a small boat during the swamp training phase at Camp Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 15, 2011.

PADDLE PUSHERS

U.S. Army Ranger students make the final push in a rubber boat across a lake as they practice maneuvering in a small boat during the swamp training phase at Camp Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 15, 2011.

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