Staff Sgt. Matthew Mete, 2nd Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, swims towards a life raft during a water survival class in Shreveport, La., March 15, 2016. Mete demonstrated the correct way to board a life raft without causing punctures or knicks. Aircrew deploy the life raft as part of a descend checklist after aircraft ejection. Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha)

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