Marine students head into the ocean at Onslow Beach on Camp Lejeune, , as part of open water rescue drills during a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course March 8, 2013. More than 20 students are attending the three-week MCIWS course. The course creates instructors who can train Marines to react and survive life-threatening situations in the water. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Wetzel) Open Water, Marines take to the ocean to earn title as water survival instructors 130308-M-AR365-717

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