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Arctic Edge 25 is a Joint Chiefs of Staff designated joint and combined field training exercise oriented on homeland defense in the Alaska/Arctic region. This exercise provides an opportunity to highlight cross command coordination in the Alaskan theater of operations for homeland defense. 

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Weapons Company conducts Water Survival Annual Training

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, conduct a four-minute water tread during water survival qualification as part of their annual training during Exercise Heavy Metal 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 11, 2014. As the Marines tread water, Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival swim nearby with life preservers, carefully monitoring the condition of the Marines as they complete the challenge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick)
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Photo by: Cpl. J. Gage Karwick |  VIRIN: 140811-M-BC491-062.JPG
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