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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Antwain Hanks

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Antwain Hanks ()

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joey R. Meininger, 35th Fighter Wing command chief, removes water from a life raft while performing water survival training during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Lake Ogawara near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 26, 2021. This course taught by survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists, covers actions aircrew members are expected to take from initially landing in the water until extraction by a ship or an aircraft.

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