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U.S. Navy SEALs: Cold Weather and Mountaineering

Below:  A Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division swims in the cold water after breaking up and removing the ice, so that the Riverine Assault Craft (RAC) can enter the water with minimal problems at Bangsund during Battle Griffin '99. Battle Griffin '99 is a triennial joint allied field exercise (FTX), that exercises the Norway Air-Landed Marine Ground Task Force(NALMAGTF) concept to reinforce Norway and Norwegian National Forces in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), National Headquarters, and other designated NATO forces. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by PFC Jacob A. Fuller)

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