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A U.S. Air Force 3rd Wing air crew member practices getting out from underneath a parachute in the water during water survival training in the base pool at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on April 29, 2009. The course helps prepare air crew members who end up stranded in open water.

A U.S. Air Force 3rd Wing air crew member practices getting out from underneath a parachute.

A U.S. Air Force 3rd Wing air crew member practices getting out from underneath a parachute in the water during water survival training in the base pool at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on April 29, 2009. The course helps prepare air crew members who end up stranded in open water.

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