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Date: September 21, 2011

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Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater conducts survival training

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SAND KEY PARK, Fla.- A Coast Guard member from Air Station Clearwater uses an MK-124 smoke and illumination signal during annual training at Sand Key Park, Sept. 20, 2011. The training included the proper usage and handling of emergency signal flares and included a survival swim where crewmembers learned how to properly enter and exit a life raft. The Coast Guard conducts training to help familiarize crewmembers with life saving equipment, so they can better use it in an emergency situation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.

SAND KEY PARK, Fla. - Coast Guard members from Air Station Clearwater conduct survival training evolutions at Sand Key Park, Sept. 20, 2011. The training included the proper usage and handling of emergency signal flares and included a survival swim where crewmembers learned how to properly enter and exit a life raft. The Coast Guard conducts training to help familiarize crewmembers with life saving equipment, so they can better use it in an emergency situation.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.

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