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A Marine swims across muddy water with concertina wire overhead.

Sludgy Swim

Marine Corps Capt. Christopher Smaldone swims through a water obstacle during an endurance course at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 24, 2022. The endurance course is the culminating event of Basic Jungle Skills Course and consists of traveling through 3.8 miles of jungle terrain, overcoming multiple physical obstacles, water obstacles and rappelling cliffs and hills.

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