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Service members watch a recruit swinging on a rope.

Swing Study

U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines commandos watch as a U.S. recruit swings on a rope during a combat endurance course at Parris Island, S.C., July 29, 2017. British personnel visited to watch how U.S. Marine recruits are trained. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren

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