Capt. Jesse Prater and Lt. Col. Brian Backman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, inflate a LPU-10/P flotation device Oct. 8,

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Capt. Jesse Prater and Lt. Col. Brian Backman, 344th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, inflate a LPU-10/P flotation device Oct. 8, 2013, in Augusta, Kan. The pilots were preparing for their survival, evasion, resistance and escape water survival refresher training, mandatory every three years.

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