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F-22 Raptor pilots train on the emergency raft portion of the Water Survival Training Course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 15, 2022. There are six sections of the WST consisting of an academic portion, emergency parachute training, parachute disentanglement, drop and drags, emergency raft training and a hoist performed alongside the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)
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Water survival pushes Airmen

Survival, evasion, resistance and escape cadre instruct aircrew members from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on basic water survival skills during a training session in San Pablo Bay, Calif., July 19, 2017. More than 15 Aircrew members from Travis AFB participated in the training which covered mirror signaling, flare activations and simulated rescue from the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Louis Briscese)
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Barksdale aviators hone water survival skills

An Airman assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., jumps into a pool during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival class in Shreveport, La., March 15, 2016. The position reduces the chance of injury from any unseen obstacles underwater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha)
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F-35 AFE instructor keeps training afloat

Staff Sgt. Edwin Portan teaches students about the thicker and heavier material used for the new IRVIN-GQ 6000 parachute during a water survival class Oct. 30, 2014, on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Portan created a floatation device from PVC pipes that prevents the parachute from sinking to the bottom of the pool while students complete their training. The octagon-shaped floatation device creates an effective training simulation that provides students with a more realistic water landing. Portan is the 33rd Operations Support Squadron F-35 Lightning II aircrew flight equipment continuation training instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Airman 1st Class Gene Sauder, Staff Sgt. Gary Roland and Senior Airman Justin Mason scout out a safe landing zone for combat-rescue officers during water operations training Oct. 17, 2014, at Long Lake, Wash. Water operations training helps combat rescue officers simulate response to isolated personnel in several water situations. The crew comprised support personnel such as independent duty medical technicians, a safety diver and aircrew flight equipment Airmen in case of an emergency. Sauder and Mason serve as 336th Training Support Squadron AFE specialists and Roland is a 66th Training Squadron water survival instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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An UH-1N Iroquois hovers 10 feet above water looking for a potential landing zone during water operations training Oct. 17, 2014, at Long Lake, Wash. During the training, pilots and aircrew engineers from the 36th Rescue Flight at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., recertified on water rescue operation procedures. The 36th RQF supports the U.S. Air Force Survival School training through hands-on helicopter operations for more than 3,000 students per year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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