An instructor assists a student onto a platform during an Aviation Survival Training Course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 28. To practice air-rescues at sea, flight crew members must connect a harness and hoist while being sprayed with high-pressure water. This is done to simulate water blasts caused by helicopter rotors. Aviators train for worst-case scenario 120829-M-XW721-075

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