In the past, Marine Corps swim qualifications have been sorted into class four, three, two or one; four being the minimum requirement for enlisted Marines. Now a Marine is considered a beginning, ...

MORÓN, Spain -- Marines can fight from the air, the land, and the sea. But can they swim? The commandant isn't so sure. During a brief visit to Marines assigned to the Corps' crisis response force for ...

Marines are known as amphibious warriors based on their ability to assault fortified islands by sea. During past amphibious assaults, some Americans have lost their lives by drowning in the surf. To ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. -- This morning approximately 50 Marine Corps Reservists traveled to Picatinny Arsenal to qualify under the changes made to the Marine Corps' basic water survival program. The ...