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A Marine reacts to a spay of water with an aircraft in the background.

Wet Down

Marine Corps Maj. Alexander Cole reacts to a “wet-down” by members of his squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, May 9, 2019. The wet-down is a tradition in which a departing pilot is sprayed by a fire hose following a final flight with the squadron.

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