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    Polishing perishable skills: 4th Force Recon Marines dive to train, increase proficiency [Image 1 of 11]

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    Polishing perishable skills: 4th Force Recon Marines dive to train, increase proficiency

    WAIMANALO, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    01.13.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder  

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Force reconnaissance Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company carry their F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts to the beachfront in preparation for hydrographic reconnaissance training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Waimanalo, Hawaii, Jan. 13. The training was part of a weeklong jump and dive training package that brought the unit, headquartered in Alameda, Calif., together with their Hawaii-based counterparts — 4th Force's 4th platoon. "We are the tool our generals use to determine the geographical makeup of the land," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Weissman, a hospital corpsman with 2nd platoon, 4th Force. "Before he makes the decision to execute a mission, the beach's gradient has to be surveyed. We come in clandestinely at night and make an underwater map of the beach for him."

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    Date Taken: 01.13.2011
    Date Posted: 01.19.2011 20:28
    Photo ID: 359005
    VIRIN: 110113-M-2339L-001
    Resolution: 2068x3348
    Size: 956.53 KB
    Location: WAIMANALO, HAWAII, US

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