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Marines gasp for air while pulling their upper bodies out of an indoor pool in a dimly lit aquatic center.

Corps Strong

Marines perform water-based exercises while training in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 10, 2025. The program is a combat system that combines existing and new hand-to-hand and close-quarters combat techniques with team-building functions and instruction in the warrior ethos.

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