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At the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn., incoming first-year students known as swabs take part in the rigorous Sea Trials, a daylong exercise that tests them physically and mentally in preparation for life at the academy and as future officers in the Coast Guard, Aug. 14, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa A. Ferdinando

Swab Summer

At the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn., incoming first-year students known as swabs take part in the rigorous Sea Trials, a daylong exercise that tests them physically and mentally in preparation for life at the academy and as future officers in the Coast Guard, Aug. 14, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa A. Ferdinando

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