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ISSUE 22 This robot may not look like much, but it is proving it’s worth as an operator’s eyes and ears. Soundless. Lifesaving. Soundless. Lifesaving.

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Check out the latest issue of NSW Ethos (#22), the flagship publication for Naval Special Warfare Command.

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ISSUE 22

This robot may not look like much, but it is proving it’s worth as an operator’s eyes and ears.

Soundless.Lifesaving.Soundless.Lifesaving.

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News BriefsOperators earn their

associate degrees, Lt. Cmdr.

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Cnossen competes on skis during the 2013 U.S. Paralympics.

Cnossen warms up for the Warrior Games 800 meter run at Garry Berry Stadium.

(Counter clockwise from top left) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the honorable Ray Mabus awards the Bronze Star with Valor medal and a Purple Heart medal to Lt. Dan Cnossen. Cnossen lost both legs just above the knees in an explosion in Afghanistan on Sep. 8, 2009.

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The Beginning

Radiation

Cancer: A word that makes people anxious,

uncomfortable and nervous. There are hundreds of different

kinds, and no one – no matter how strong, tough or smart –

is guaranteed immunity from the disease. Not even a United

States Navy SEAL.

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CANCER FACTS

Wear suncreen

Avoid tanning beds

Check your skin regularly

PREVENTION

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Firm, red nodule

A red sore or rough patch inside your mouth

A new sore or raised area on an old scar or ulcer

RISKS SYMPTOMS

Over the past three decades, more people have had skin

cancer than all other cancers combined.

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are diagnosed each year in the U.S., resulting in

approximately 2,500 deaths.

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country has its own niches, slang and culture, and tapping into local knowledge

can pay dividends in the way one navigates and understands a local environment.

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