Gunnery Sgt. Niles Peden, from Hinesville, Georgia, radios to the safety boat before reconnaissance Marines set off for a 4,000 meter swim Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. The 4,000 meter swim is part of a 10-day training the Marines attend prior to the Marine Corps Combatant Diver Course. The attrition rate for this course is 20 percent. Peden is a reconnaissance man with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released)
Date Taken: | 11.18.2014 |
Date Posted: | 11.24.2014 23:39 |
Photo ID: | 1676101 |
VIRIN: | 141118-M-XW268-076 |
Resolution: | 2628x1920 |
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Location: | CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JP |
Hometown: | HINESVILLE, GEORGIA, US |
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