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U.S. Marines perform water rescue swims during the Water Survival Advanced Course at Ramer Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2026. The week-long Water Survival Advanced course challenges Marines’ physical and mental limits through aquatic endurance training, including long swims, breath holds, and complex rescue drills vital to amphibious operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

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Mar 12, 2026

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va - U.S. Marines perform water rescue swims during the Water Survival Advanced Course at Ramer Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2026. The week-long Water Survival Advanced course challenges Marines’ physical and mental limits through aquatic endurance training, including long swims, breath holds, and complex rescue drills vital to amphibious operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

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