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    Marines get crash course in helo dunker training [Image 3 of 4]

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    The image shows what appears to be a military or emergency personnel water survival training exercise conducted in a pool. Participants in military-style uniforms and helmets are submerged within a metal cage-like frame structure, simulating a vehicle or helicopter underwater egress scenario. An instructor in a black wetsuit and swim goggles supervises the exercise from the water.

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    11.04.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore 

    1st Marine Division

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, straps in to a Shallow Water Egress Trainer during a helicopter dunker exercise here, Nov. 4, 2013. The training is designed to teach Marines how to exit from a helicopter in the event it crashes in open waters. The battalion conducted the training as preparation for their upcoming deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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    Date Taken: 11.04.2013
    Date Posted: 11.13.2013 18:45
    Photo ID: 1051609
    VIRIN: 131104-M-PC317-100
    Resolution: 3876x2412
    Size: 780.24 KB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US

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