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Trainees from the U.S. Air Force Advanced Skills Training struggle to paddle their rubber raiding craft during the intense physical competition known as a Monster Mash at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on June 9, 2005. Monster Mash pits different classes of Combat Controller students against each other every few months as part of their intense physical training.

Trainees from the U.S. Air Force Advanced Skills Training struggle to paddle their rubber raiding craft.

Trainees from the U.S. Air Force Advanced Skills Training struggle to paddle their rubber raiding craft during the intense physical competition known as a Monster Mash at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on June 9, 2005. Monster Mash pits different classes of Combat Controller students against each other every few months as part of their intense physical training.

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