Tread till you die - water survival advanced course [Image 7 of 20]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

03.07.2016

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild 

Marine Corps Installations Pacific

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ashley Welte, left, a military police officer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Walters, a hospital corpsman with 3d Medical Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, conduct underwater stamina techniques during the water survival advanced (WSA) course on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 17, 2021. WSA is the highest swim qualification Marines and sailors can obtain before moving onto the next echelon of becoming a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival. The week-long course kicks off with a water survival pre screening event, and the remainder of the course consists of numerous endurance swims, life-saving techniques and applications, physical and mental conditioning, and countless swimming drills to ensure students have the confidence to not only maintain themselves but others’ lives while in the water. Welte is a native of Ventura, California, and Walters is a native of Upland, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

• Date Taken: 03.07.2016
• Date Posted: 06.22.2021 03:57
• Photo ID: 6702693
• VIRIN: 160307-M-AF005-2137
• Resolution: 4000x3000
• Size: 5.05 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP