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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Davis, a water safety assistant instructor with The Basic School training command, watches over students performing a water rescue swim during the Water Survival Advanced Course at Ramer Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 21, 2026. The week-long Water Survival Advanced course challenges Marines’ physical and mental limits through aquatic endurance training, including long swims, breath holds, and complex rescue drills vital to amphibious operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)
260121-M-HA226-1677.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Dean Gurule

Jul 29, 2026
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Davis, a water safety assistant instructor with The Basic School training command, watches over students performing a water rescue swim during the Water Survival Advanced Course at Ramer Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 21, 2026. The week-long Water Survival Advanced course challenges Marines’ physical and mental limits through aquatic endurance training, including long swims, breath holds, and complex rescue drills vital to amphibious operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)


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