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Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen - Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, poses for a portrait at the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 5, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

MCWIS Marines carry on responsibilities of training America's amphibious fighting force - U.S Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Melisa Cancienne, a Marine Corps instructor of water survival and the squadron gunnery sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), observes Marines inflating a blouse during an intermediate swim qualification at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 16, 2017. Swim qualification is one of the different ways Marines maintain their annual training requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps graphic illustration by Sgt. N.W. Huertas)

Gunnery Sgt. Kelly Anderson, assistant operations chief with the Provost Marshal’s Office, participates in the Marine Corps Birthday swim at the indoor pool in the Iron Works gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 3, 2014. The squadron finished the, roughly, 149 mile swim in one day. - Gunnery Sgt. Kelly Anderson, assistant operations chief with the Provost Marshal’s Office, participates in the Marine Corps Birthday swim at the indoor pool in the Iron Works gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 3, 2014. The squadron finished the, roughly, 149 mile swim in one day.

Danielle Piper, 12, swims in a 50-meter back stroke race at a swim meet at the IronWorks Gym indoor pool aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 23, 2014. The meet allowed American and Japanese kids to compete against each other in a fun environment. - Danielle Piper, 12, swims in a 50-meter back stroke race at a swim meet at the IronWorks Gym indoor pool aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 23, 2014. The meet allowed American and Japanese kids to compete against each other in a fun environment.

Competitors begin the Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni Modified Triathlon with a one kilometer swim here Sunday.The swimming portion consisted of two laps out to a buoy and back. The buoy was placed 250 meters away, but with the current and the turn-around point forcing competitors to slow down. 200 participants came out to fight their way through a 1 kilometer swim, a 32k bike ride, and two 4k runs. Many of the participants came from off the station in order to compete in something unique. Many different athletic events occur off base as well as on base giving people an opportunity to compete in teams or relays. - Competitors begin the Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni Modified Triathlon with a one kilometer swim here Sunday.The swimming portion consisted of two laps out to a buoy and back. The buoy was placed 250 meters away, but with the current and the turn-around point forcing competitors to slow down. 200 participants came out to fight their way through a 1 kilometer swim, a 32k bike ride, and two 4k runs. Many of the participants came from off the station in order to compete in something unique. Many different athletic events occur off base as well as on base giving people an opportunity to compete in teams or relays.