Story by Lance Cpl. Christy Yost | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 06.15.2020
A U.S. Marine made history recently when she became the first ever female to graduate the Scout Swimmer Course.
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......
Story by Lance Cpl. Francisco Abundes | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 08.31.2011
Most of the time, one can find the bald-headed Marine of average height and build at the Combat Swim Tank, sporting the signature tan utility demolition trunks and green mesh shirt of a Marine Corps instructor trainer of water survival. ...
