With fatigued eyes, soaked utilities and bated breath, three determined U.S. Marines and one Navy sailor stood with shaking legs at the edge of the pool preparing to jump into the water for one last swim before graduating the Water Survival Advanced course on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, June 18. 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
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U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Ronald Thomas and Master Sgt. Sara Thomas received Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medals on June 15, for their heroic actions in rescuing over a dozen people, including Okinawa residents, during heavy flooding near Ta-Taki Falls. The trek up to Ta-Taki Falls is a scenic trail taking participants alongside the Henan River with rope climbs and paths going in and around the running water. On September 13, 2020, a fun family outing turned dangerous when sudden rainfall caused the streams to quickly rise...
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U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, integrated with Japanese, French and Australian military units in recent training events across the Okinawa littoral and mainland Japan area during the months of April and May of 2021. 5th ANGLICO specializes in the capability to plan, coordinate, employ and conduct terminal control of fires in support of joint, allied and coalition forces.
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Marine Corps System Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell collaborated with 1st Supply Battalion and industry partners to develop a 3D-printed metal steering wheel removal device. This innovative solutions helps solve a common problem among vehicle maintenance Marines.
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