Cpl. Aaron Rayburn, left, demonstrates a wrist grip tow on Sgt. Mark Willoughby during a water survival advanced course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, , Oct. 25, 2016. Rayburn, originally an air framer with Marine Transport Squadron 1, volunteered to become a search and rescue swimmer with the squadron. After the search and rescue mission for VMR-1 ended, he took his aquatic skills and applied them as a Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival. Rayburn is a MCIWS with VMR-1 and Willoughby is a tactical air defense controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 2. ( Marine Cor


Cpl. Aaron Rayburn, left, demonstrates a wrist grip tow on Sgt. Mark Willoughby during a water survival advanced course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, , Oct. 25, 2016. Rayburn, originally an air framer with Marine Transport Squadron 1, volunteered to become a search and rescue swimmer with the squadron. After the search and rescue mission for VMR-1 ended, he took his aquatic skills and applied them as a Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival. Rayburn is a MCIWS with VMR-1 and Willoughby is a tactical air defense controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 2. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Released) Persistent MCIWS swims against tide of challenges 161025-M-AI083-051


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