CORONADO, Calif. - A student in the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival (MCIWS) course prepares to conduct beach rescues in Coronado, California, June 19. After graduating the MCIWS course, the Marines will be qualified instructors and have American Red Cross certifications in Lifeguarding, CPR and First Aid. - CORONADO, Calif. - A student in the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival (MCIWS) course prepares to conduct beach rescues in Coronado, California, June 19. After graduating the MCIWS course, the Marines will be qualified instructors and have American Red Cross certifications in Lifeguarding, CPR and First Aid.

Cpl. Robert Berndt, a machine gunner with 5th Marine Headquarters and Green Bay, Wis., native, conducts a rescue exercise during a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival course at the Water Survival Training Tank aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 25. The three week course taught the students various first aid and rescue techniques. - Cpl. Robert Berndt, a machine gunner with 5th Marine Headquarters and Green Bay, Wis., native, conducts a rescue exercise during a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival course at the Water Survival Training Tank aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 25. The three week course taught the students various first aid and rescue techniques.