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Sailors lean over the side of a boat to connect it to a buoy.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaheem Jones, left, and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Harrison Allen use rope to tie a boat to a buoy during a hurricane readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., May 16, 2023. The exercise evaluated multiple scenarios to test the air station’s ability to endure a destructive storm.

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