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Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz splashes water to try and

Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz splashes water to try and

Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz splashes water to try and inflate his trousers during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 25. As part of the Intermeiate L... More

Combat gear lays at the side of a pool before being

Combat gear lays at the side of a pool before being

Combat gear lays at the side of a pool before being used during the gear rescue evolution of a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival course at the base pool on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 12.

Lt. Col. Paul Gulbrandsen lifts Capt. Jose Mireles

Lt. Col. Paul Gulbrandsen lifts Capt. Jose Mireles

Lt. Col. Paul Gulbrandsen lifts Capt. Jose Mireles during the buddy carry portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Dec. 20. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit receive a safety brief prior to conducting USMC Water Survival Training, June 10, 2015, at Camp Lejeune, North Car... More

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officer

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officer

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Midshipman candidates complete in-processing paperwork on Aug. 12, 2016, at The University of Arizona’s South Hall NROTC building after arr... More

Marines prepare to perform flutter kicks while participating

Marines prepare to perform flutter kicks while participating

Marines prepare to perform flutter kicks while participating in water survival training during the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course at the dive locker aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March ... More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Romualdo Galindo-Cardoso, the

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Romualdo Galindo-Cardoso, the

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Romualdo Galindo-Cardoso, the marine air ground task force planning chief with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swims across a pool during a water survival qualification at Camp Pendle... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, receive a

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, receive a

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, receive a safety brief before a bi-annual swim qualification course at the University of New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program emp... More

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during a water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. Marines are given the opportunity to partake ... More

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during Water Survival Advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. WSA training is designed to train Marines to b... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan Priest, a combat videographer

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan Priest, a combat videographer

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan Priest, a combat videographer with Headquarters and Support Battalion Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, swims during a water survival advanced (WSA... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Crickellas P. Jagger, a motor

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Crickellas P. Jagger, a motor

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Crickellas P. Jagger, a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group, treads water during water survival advance... More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Landon Talley, electronic

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Landon Talley, electronic

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Landon Talley, electronic intelligence analyst with I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts an abandon ship drill during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pend... More

A Marine breaks open a tablet of chlorobenzylidene

A Marine breaks open a tablet of chlorobenzylidene

A Marine breaks open a tablet of chlorobenzylidene malonitrile, or CS gas, during gas chamber training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Aug. 30. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)

Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz swims 50 meters with a full

Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz swims 50 meters with a full

Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz swims 50 meters with a full combat load during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 25. As part of the Intermediate Level, ... More

Marines from different units on Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Marines from different units on Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Marines from different units on Marine Corps Base Hawaii don combat gear before entering the base pool during a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival course, Nov. 12.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Kelton, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Kelton, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Kelton, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, completes a 250-meter swim as part of the intermediate course of USMC Water Survival Training, June 10, 2015, at Camp Lejeune, North Carol... More

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman candidates attend a brief welcome reception with their families and fellow candidates Aug. 12, 2016, at The University of Arizo... More

Marines pass a brick to one another while participating

Marines pass a brick to one another while participating

Marines pass a brick to one another while participating in water survival training during the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course at the dive locker aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2... More

U.S. Marine Col. Andrew T. Priddy, the commanding officer

U.S. Marine Col. Andrew T. Priddy, the commanding officer

U.S. Marine Col. Andrew T. Priddy, the commanding officer of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, jumps from the diving platform during a water survival qualification at Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 14, 2019. T... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, swim 25 meters

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, swim 25 meters

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, swim 25 meters during a bi-annual swim qualification course at the University of New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program is designed... More

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trevor Evan, a maintenance

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trevor Evan, a maintenance

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trevor Evan, a maintenance operations chief with Headquarters and Support Battalion Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler (H&S BN, MCIPAC-MCBB), Cpl.... More

U.S. Marines preform rescues during Water Survival

U.S. Marines preform rescues during Water Survival

U.S. Marines preform rescues during Water Survival Advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. WSA training is designed to train Marines to be capable of re... More

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during

U.S. Marines execute a timed 500-meter swim during a water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2020. Marines are given the opportunity to partake ... More

A U.S. Marine preforms a 250-meter swim during water

A U.S. Marine preforms a 250-meter swim during water

A U.S. Marine preforms a 250-meter swim during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program em... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell Winters, a Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell Winters, a Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell Winters, a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival with I Marine Expeditionary Force, explains to the attendees the course of action during Marine Corps Water Survival Training... More

A Marine stands inside the gas chamber as chlorobenzylidene

A Marine stands inside the gas chamber as chlorobenzylidene

A Marine stands inside the gas chamber as chlorobenzylidene malonitrile, or CS gas, is released into the air during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Aug. 30. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)

Staff Sgt. Bo Miller comes up for a breath of air during

Staff Sgt. Bo Miller comes up for a breath of air during

Staff Sgt. Bo Miller comes up for a breath of air during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 25. As part of the Intermediate level of training, Mar... More

A victim in combat gear grabs hold of 1st Lt. Clark

A victim in combat gear grabs hold of 1st Lt. Clark

A victim in combat gear grabs hold of 1st Lt. Clark Petersen, a field artillery officer with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and drags him underwater during a gear rescue evolution of a Marine Corps Instru... More

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, packs his equipment to use as a flotation device during the intermediate course of USMC Water Survival Training, June 10, 2015, at Camp Lejeune, North ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen, a combat

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen, a combat

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen, a combat graphic specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, attempts to escape a simulated ... More

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman candidates form into a platoon for the first time on Aug. 12, 2016, in preparation to learn the basics of close-order drill at ... More

Students of the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course

Students of the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course

Students of the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course tread water in MARSOC’s dive locker aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2018. Conducted twice a year, MCSOC teaches advanced MOS skill... More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathon Lowe, a communications

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathon Lowe, a communications

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathon Lowe, a communications specialist with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices floating during a water survival qualification at Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 14, 2019. The... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, swim 25 meters

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, swim 25 meters

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, swim 25 meters during a bi-annual swim qualification course at the University of New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Reserve Marines complete their swim qualification to remain ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan M. Priest, combat

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan M. Priest, combat

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan M. Priest, combat videographer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, participates in Water Survival Advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zoey R. Grant, a postal clerk

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zoey R. Grant, a postal clerk

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zoey R. Grant, a postal clerk with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, participates in water survival advanced (WSA) training at Kadena Air Base, Okina... More

A U.S. Marine treads water during water survival advanced

A U.S. Marine treads water during water survival advanced

A U.S. Marine treads water during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program employs water s... More

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, practice

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, practice

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, practice removing gear underwater during swim Marine Corps Water Survival Training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 5, 2020. Swim qualificatio... More

A Marine listens for prepatory commands during a Table

A Marine listens for prepatory commands during a Table

A Marine listens for prepatory commands during a Table II training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 16. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) jump

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) jump

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) jump off the diving board during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 25. The diving board simulates ... More

First Lt. Clark Petersen (right), a field artillery

First Lt. Clark Petersen (right), a field artillery

First Lt. Clark Petersen (right), a field artillery officer with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, tows a drowning victim to safety during a gear rescue evolution of a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Surviv... More

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Pendracki, 26th Marine

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Pendracki, 26th Marine

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Pendracki, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit combat camera chief and USMC Water Survival Training instructor, watches Marines tread water, June 10, 2015, at Camp Lejeune, North Caro... More

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) -- Naval Reserve Officers

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) -- Naval Reserve Officers

TUCSON, ARIZONA (Aug. 12, 2016) -- Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Midshipman Candidates Madeline Ferguson and Elise Valdez study while waiting in line for their initial uniform tailoring Aug. 12, 2016, a... More

A Marine crosses a swimming pool with his gear while

A Marine crosses a swimming pool with his gear while

A Marine crosses a swimming pool with his gear while participating in water survival training during the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2018. MCS... More

U.S. Marines Sgt. Paul Coffey, the comptroller chief

U.S. Marines Sgt. Paul Coffey, the comptroller chief

U.S. Marines Sgt. Paul Coffey, the comptroller chief with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swims across a pool with a pack, training rifle, flack and combat helmet during a water survival qualification at Ca... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron K. Miller, a career

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron K. Miller, a career

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron K. Miller, a career planner with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity, swims during a bi-annual swim qualification course at the University of New Orleans, Oct. 11... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Larsen, combat

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Larsen, combat

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Larsen, combat graphic specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, participates in Water Survival Advanced (WSA) training at t... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Israel J. Nolen,

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Israel J. Nolen,

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Israel J. Nolen, a corpsman with 3d Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, participates in water survival advanced (WSA) training on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, J... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen, the course

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen, the course

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen, the course class commander and a combat graphic specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, ... More

A U.S. Marine treads water during water survival advanced

A U.S. Marine treads water during water survival advanced

A U.S. Marine treads water during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program employs water s... More

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, tread

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, tread

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, tread water during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 5, 2020. Swim qualification is designed to raise sel... More

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) engage targets during the Table III Combat Marksmanship course at Kilo Range 503 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 16. The live-fire exercise is par... More

A Marine swims 50 meters with a full combat load during

A Marine swims 50 meters with a full combat load during

A Marine swims 50 meters with a full combat load during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 25. As part of the Intermediate Level, Marines must mai... More

Marines conduct a gear rescue evolution during a Marine

Marines conduct a gear rescue evolution during a Marine

Marines conduct a gear rescue evolution during a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival course at the base pool on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 12. Considered one of the toughest courses in the Marine Corp... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Carpenter, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Carpenter, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Carpenter, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, attempts to inflate his combat utility uniform blouse as part of the intermediate course of USMC Water Survival Training, June 10, 20... More

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 12, 2016) – Navy Lt. Mickey Rhoades,

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 12, 2016) – Navy Lt. Mickey Rhoades,

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 12, 2016) – Navy Lt. Mickey Rhoades, a naval science instructor with The University of Arizona Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps unit, measures the height of Midshipman Candidate Georg... More

Swimmers perform the breaststroke while participating

Swimmers perform the breaststroke while participating

Swimmers perform the breaststroke while participating in the water survival training portion of the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course at the dive locker aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March... More

U.S. Marine Capt. Christopher Canter, the assistant

U.S. Marine Capt. Christopher Canter, the assistant

U.S. Marine Capt. Christopher Canter, the assistant communications officer with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swims across a pool with a pack, training rifle, flack and helmet during a water survival qual... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary W. Graves, right, an

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary W. Graves, right, an

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary W. Graves, right, an administrative clerk with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity, prepares for the gear shedding portion during a bi-annual swim qualification cours... More

U.S. Marines preform American Rescue Concepts (ARC)

U.S. Marines preform American Rescue Concepts (ARC)

U.S. Marines preform American Rescue Concepts (ARC) during Water Survival Advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. WSA training is designed to train Mari... More

U.S. Marines and sailors hold their rifles above water

U.S. Marines and sailors hold their rifles above water

U.S. Marines and sailors hold their rifles above water during a water survival advanced (WSA) course Jan. 29, 2020, at Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. WSA is the highest swim qualification Ma... More

U.S. Marines prepare for an event during water survival

U.S. Marines prepare for an event during water survival

U.S. Marines prepare for an event during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program employs ... More

A U.S. Marine preforms a gear retention swim during

A U.S. Marine preforms a gear retention swim during

A U.S. Marine preforms a gear retention swim during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Progr... More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Landon Talley, electronic

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Landon Talley, electronic

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Landon Talley, electronic intelligence analyst with I Marine Expeditionary Force, utilizes gear as a flotation device during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at Marine Corps Base Camp... More

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) returns

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) returns

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) returns to the surface of the water after dropping his combat load underwater during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps B... More

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) dives

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) dives

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) dives under the surface of the water wearing a full combat load during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeu... More

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, shed their gear as part of the basic course of USMC Water Survival Training, June 10, 2015, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines were given 10 secon... More

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Navy Officer Candidate

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Navy Officer Candidate

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Navy Officer Candidate Aaron Clayton addresses the platoon of midshipman candidates Aug. 13, 2016, at The University of Arizona’ South Hall Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp... More

Marines traverse a swimming pool as a team while

Marines traverse a swimming pool as a team while

Marines traverse a swimming pool as a team while participating in water survival training during the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course at the dive locker aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Marc... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John C. Arias, right, an

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John C. Arias, right, an

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John C. Arias, right, an administrative clerk with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity, Force Headquarters Group, swims with a pack during a bi-annual swim qualification cour... More

U.S. Marines perform American Rescue Concepts (ARC)

U.S. Marines perform American Rescue Concepts (ARC)

U.S. Marines perform American Rescue Concepts (ARC) during Water Survival Advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. WSA training is designed to train Mari... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Caelan Long, a supply

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Caelan Long, a supply

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Caelan Long, a supply chain and material management specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, completes a timed swim Jan. 29, 2020, at Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Oki... More

U.S. Marines preform flutter kicks during water survival

U.S. Marines preform flutter kicks during water survival

U.S. Marines preform flutter kicks during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program employs... More

U.S. Marines preform a gear shed exercise during water

U.S. Marines preform a gear shed exercise during water

U.S. Marines preform a gear shed exercise during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program ... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Geofrey Tanner, a combat

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Geofrey Tanner, a combat

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Geofrey Tanner, a combat engineer officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force, utilizes gear as a flotation device during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at Marine Corps Base Camp P... More

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) returns

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) returns

A Marine with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) returns to the surface of the water after dropping his combat load underwater during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps B... More

Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz splashes water to try and

Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz splashes water to try and

Cpl. Andy Rodriguez Diaz splashes water to try and inflate his trousers during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 25. As part of the Intermeiate L... More

Two U.S. Marines successfully complete a pencil dive

Two U.S. Marines successfully complete a pencil dive

Two U.S. Marines successfully complete a pencil dive as part of the intermediate course of USMC Water Survival Training, June 10, 2015, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines must successfully complete the in... More

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Midshipman Candidate Tanner Turnbow guards traffic Aug. 13, 2016, as the NROTC unit’s freshman New Student Orientation platoon boards a bu... More

Marines conduct water survival training during the

Marines conduct water survival training during the

Marines conduct water survival training during the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course at the dive locker aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2018. Conducted twice a year, MCSOC teaches ... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to enter a pool during a bi-annual swim qualification course at the University of New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program em... More

U.S. Marines dive into the pool during Water Survival

U.S. Marines dive into the pool during Water Survival

U.S. Marines dive into the pool during Water Survival Advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. WSA training is designed to train Marines to be capable of... More

U.S. Marines preform a gear shed exercise during water

U.S. Marines preform a gear shed exercise during water

U.S. Marines preform a gear shed exercise during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program ... More

U.S. Marine Corps instructors of water survival conduct

U.S. Marine Corps instructors of water survival conduct

U.S. Marine Corps instructors of water survival conduct simulated casualty exercises during a water survival advanced course Jan. 31, 2020, at Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. WSA is the highe... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Susana Medrano, a supply specialist

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Susana Medrano, a supply specialist

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Susana Medrano, a supply specialist with I Marine Expeditionary Force, treads water during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 5, 202... More

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) inflate

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) inflate

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary (Forward) inflate their blouses during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Area 5 pool aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 25. As part of the course, Marines ... More

A U.S. Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment

A U.S. Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment

A U.S. Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment holds onto the side of the pool before having to shed and retrieve his gear as part of the intermediate course of USMC Water Survival Training, June 10,... More

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Freshman Naval Reserve

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Freshman Naval Reserve

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Freshman Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman candidates prepare to depart The University of Arizona for a four-hour bus ride Aug. 13, 2016, to participate in the f... More

Marines pass a brick to one another during water survival

Marines pass a brick to one another during water survival

Marines pass a brick to one another during water survival training in the MARSOC Combat Support Orientation Course at the dive locker aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2018. MCSOC bolsters ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Mohaupt, a

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Mohaupt, a

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Mohaupt, a data systems chief with G-6, Force Headquarters Group, swims with a pack during a bi-annual swim qualification course at the University of New Orleans, Oct. 1... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan M. Priest, combat

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan M. Priest, combat

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brennan M. Priest, combat videographer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, helps a fellow during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fai... More

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, perform

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, perform

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, perform rescue techniques during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 5, 2020. Swim qualification is designed... More

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman candidates eat their first Meal, Ready-to-Eat, upon arriving at Camp Navajo, Arizona, on Aug. 13, 2016, as part of joint N... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, float during

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, float during

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve, float during a bi-annual swim qualification course at the University of New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Reserve Marines complete their swim qualification to remain deployabl... More

A U.S. Marine performs a 25-meter swim during water

A U.S. Marine performs a 25-meter swim during water

A U.S. Marine performs a 25-meter swim during water survival advanced (WSA) training at the Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020. The Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program emp... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karla Ibarra, a data systems

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karla Ibarra, a data systems

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karla Ibarra, a data systems chief with I Marine Expeditionary Force, practices the trouser flotation technique during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at Marine Corps Base Camp... More

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Marine Corps

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Marine Corps

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Marine Corps Sgt. Enfrain Melecio, platoon sergeant with the University of Arizona Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps unit, teaches more than 90 freshman midshipman can... More

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve

CAMP NAVAJO, Arizona (Aug. 13, 2016) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman candidates eat their first Meal, Ready-to-Eat, upon arriving at Camp Navajo, Arizona, on Aug. 13, 2016, as part of joint N... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Morgan L. Rhinehart, an

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Morgan L. Rhinehart, an

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Morgan L. Rhinehart, an air transportation coordination office clerk with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, exits a pool during a bi-annual swim qualification course at the University of Ne... More

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