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John Pruitt (left) pretends to be an “active drowner” while Danny Jones practices a life-saving technique during a lifeguard class at the base pool, Feb. 3, 2014. Pruitt, a Marine Corps instructor in water survival, took the class to be re-certified in first aid and CPR. Marine Corps Community Services aquatics offers American Red Cross lifeguard certification and swimming lessons for all ages. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong) - John Pruitt (left) pretends to be an “active drowner” while Danny Jones practices a life-saving technique during a lifeguard class at the base pool, Feb. 3, 2014. Pruitt, a Marine Corps instructor in water survival, took the class to be re-certified in first aid and CPR. Marine Corps Community Services aquatics offers American Red Cross lifeguard certification and swimming lessons for all ages. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)


MCCS aquatics offers swimming lessons, lifeguard certification

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Staff Sgt. Emanuel Hudson (left), Administrative Law and Support staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the Legal Support Team, and 29-year-old native of Bronx, N.Y., pushes a rubber brick along the floor from one side of the base pool to the other aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 30, 2013. The exercises focused on helping Marines build better techniques in preparation for an upcoming Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Staff Sgt. Emanuel Hudson (left), Administrative Law and Support staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the Legal Support Team, and 29-year-old native of Bronx, N.Y., pushes a rubber brick along the floor from one side of the base pool to the other aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 30, 2013. The exercises focused on helping Marines build better techniques in preparation for an upcoming Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)


MCB Hawaii Marines dive into training, prepare for MCIWS course

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U.S. Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival and graduates of the Water Survival Advanced course pose for a group photo on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. WSA is the highest swim qualification that Marines can obtain before becoming Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival. Throughout the course, students endured aquatic conditioning, endurance swimming, and underwater rescue training. - U.S. Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival and graduates of the Water Survival Advanced course pose for a group photo on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. WSA is the highest swim qualification that Marines can obtain before becoming Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival. Throughout the course, students endured aquatic conditioning, endurance swimming, and underwater rescue training.


Marines complete one of the most difficult swim qualifications the Marine Corps offers

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A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando demonstrates his swimming technique during a swim assessment by personnel with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, during a swim assessment in Dakar, Senegal, Aug. 28, 2015. The assessment was conducted to ensure the COFUMACO are capable and confident in the water before they conduct small-boat operations training together in the following weeks. - A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando demonstrates his swimming technique during a swim assessment by personnel with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, during a swim assessment in Dakar, Senegal, Aug. 28, 2015. The assessment was conducted to ensure the COFUMACO are capable and confident in the water before they conduct small-boat operations training together in the following weeks.


US Marines, Coast Guardsmen challenge Senegalese swimming skills

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