Military Water Survival Training

Images of military personnel engaged in various water survival training exercises, including swimming and underwater operations, highlighting teamwork and physical fitness.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive coaching during swim week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 2, 2024. Following coaching, recruits must demonstrate their proficiency in the water in order to progress to the next phase of recruit training.
Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive coaching during swim week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 2, 2024. Following coaching, recruits must demonstrate their proficiency in the water in order to progress to the next phase of recruit training.
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221003-N-OK195-1104 IONIAN SEA (Oct. 3, 2022) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Ciara Cabral, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), practices a takedown on Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Seaman Savannah Walters, Oct. 3, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ishman Davis, a Specialty Section staff noncommissioned officer in charge assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakunis Provost Marshals Office, conducts K9 water aggression training at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2022. Water aggression training is designed to build the dogs confidence in water. MCAS Iwakunis port provided K9 teams the opportunity to refine obedience training, commands, and reactions when posed with a potential threat in an atypical environment.
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Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron conduct a simulated search and rescue mission during a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.
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STONEY COVE, England -- Pararescuemen from the 56th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, conducted training here May 30, 2013. The cove provided a controlled environment allowing them to focus on their curriculum without being disturbed. Before, during and after the dive, the individuals are briefed, run through scenarios, and perform equipment checks.
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060725-N-8148A-100. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Paratroopers participate in a Combat Water Survival Assessment on the second day of the Small Unit Range Tactics (SURT) course on Fort Bragg, NC, Aug. 16, 2022. This assessment tests a soldiers ability to safely function in a water environment before continuing on to Ranger School.
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A U.S. Marine surfaces the water during a dive sustainment training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 7, 2024. The training is designed to enhance the Marines proficiency and capabilities for specialized insert and extract operations. The Marine is with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Marine Corps
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Hospital Corpsman 1st class Michael Gantar advises students in the Hospital Corpsman Basic program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The training is designed to prepare them for Special Operations training, where the sailors will execute high-risk tasks in a variety of environments.
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Seaman Koa Sharpe (left) and Airman Kevin Nguyen, students in the Hospital Corpsman Basic program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas listen to directions from Chief Hospital Corpsman Eric Haynes during the High Risk Training on November 01, 2022. Steps are taken to prepare them for Special Operations training, where the sailors will execute high-risk tasks in a variety of environments.
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GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 14, 2022) Sailors and staff on board Naval Station Great Lakes participate in MWR's annual Cardboard Boat Regatta at Seabee Park. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.
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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 16, 2022) Personnel assigned to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay attend MWRs End of Summer Beach Party at Marathi Beach on Sept. 16, 2022. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.
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Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-71. Hurricane Katrina
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060422-N-2568S-002. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Los Angeles Air Force Base held a remembrance event for National POW/MIA Recognition Day that began on Sept. 15 and ended on Sept. 16 with a 54 mile torch run and wreath laying ceremony. The torch lighting and run began at Terminal Island, California, and ended at the base. Various base and community organizations carried the torch while running relay legs. The Los Angeles Air Force Base honor guard presented the colors for the opening ceremony on Sept. 16, 2022. Col. Mia Walsh, Commander of Space Base Delta 3, hands the Most Miles Completed trophy to volunteers and the top runners.
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VA-TF1 Urban Search and Rescue team working hard performing water rescues and wellness checks in areas of South Carolina that were severely impacted by flooding in October 2015.Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Fire & Rescue. VA-TF1 Urban Search and Rescue team working hard performing water rescues and wellness checks in areas of South Carolina that were severely impacted by flooding in October 2015.Photo courtesty of Fairfax County Fire & Rescue. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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U.S. Army Soldiers, with the New Jersey National Guard's Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, participate in a ghillie wash at the Fort Dix Ranges on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 25, 2023. The Soldiers use sand, water and mud, all in an effort to perfect their suits camouflage.
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230627-N-ZQ263-1037 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 27, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors scrub the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations.
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Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio partnered with the Cincinnati Fire Department to demonstrate their water rescue capabilities Sept. 13, 2022 for a visiting delegation of Serbians. The Serbian delegation toured numerous fire departments in the area to learn how to best establish a volunteer firefighter program in their country.
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NHA TRANG, Vietnam (Aug. 18, 2014) Command Master Chief Stephen J. Mulholland provides in water instruction on SCUBA procedures to a Vietnamese People's Navy dive student during pool confidence evolutions. Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center is supporting Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 for humanitarian mine action in Vietnam during the first overseas Mobile Training Team in more than 9 years.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Miguelangel Arana, left, lifeguard, Beach Detachment (DET), conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation during a simulated response training exercise at Onslow Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 19, 2022. Each year the Beach DET conducts a training exercise to familiarize first responders, and other individuals, with the expectations of response in case of an emergency.
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ITOMAN, Japan (June 22, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors from Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and tenant commands participate in a candle lighting at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2022. The candle lighting was held on the eve of Okinawa Memorial Day, a prefectural holiday honoring those who died during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. Peace Memorial Park is built on Mabuni Hill, the location of the end of the battle and the current site of memorial walls naming the more than 200,000 dead from all involved nations. This is the first candle lighting held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CFAO maintains and operates facilities to support the U.S. Navy's naval and aviation assets in the Indo-Pacific region.