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This image shows a Marine swimming with a life vest during an annual surf qualification.

Surf Swim

A Marine swims with a life vest during an annual surf qualification at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 17, 2017. The Marine is assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion. The annual training included a 500-meter swim from an amphibious assualt vehicles to shore to simulate an vehicle sinking in the ocean. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Gonzalez

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