CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Staff Sgt. Nathan Ripely

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Staff Sgt. Nathan Ripely takes a Combat Life Saver course test Oct. 4 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Ripely and the other Marines with Provost Marshal Office’s Special Reaction Team participated in a three-day, CLS course which educates and trains Marines in basic casualty and combat care. This course prepares the Marines to provide aide to fellow injured service members in combat situations. SRT is the Marine Corps version of the SWAT team, acting as the 911 response force across Okinawa. Ripley is the SRT commander with Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. (U.S Marine photo by Lance Corporal Tayler P. Schwamb)