Story by Sgt. Lillian Stephens | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 06.19.2015
Twenty-four Marines from across the country gathered at the training pool aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, on the first day of the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival (MCIWS) course. To continue in the course, all the Marines had to pass the initial screening: A timed 500-meter swim, a 50-meter brick tow, 25-meter underwater swim, and 25 meters to retrieve a brick......