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Tag: English Channel

Dermatologists go the distance for the English Channel
July 29, 2016 — A midnight start in the cold and clammy darkness, vision impaired and depth perception compromised, two 59th Medical Wing doctors took the 16-mile California swim challenge head on in preparation for the 21-mile English Channel in September... MORE

In preparation for the English Channel swim challenge in September, Air Force Majs. Casey Bowen (left) and Simon Ritchie, 59th Medical Operations Group dermatologists, synchronize their swim speed at the Skylark Pool on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The doctors met while attending the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, and reconnected when they were both assigned to the 59th Medical Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)