Water survival training Published Feb. 5, 2011 By Brad Fallin 94 AW DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE Ga. -- Aircrew members from the 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base invaded the Cobb Aquatic Center Friday in Marietta to receive critical water survival training. This training is vital in order to stay proficient on the use of the equipment and techniques to insure they have the best chance to survive isolation in a water environment. The men and women, officers and enlisted, were trained by highly qualified Aircrew Flight Equipment Continuation Instructors from the 94th Operations Support Squadron. These instructors are experts in their fields, having completed nine different courses at seven different Air Force schools around the country. The instructors conduct the water survival training for the wing two times a year. They hold an open water course during the summer and have arranged with Cobb County to conduct the winter course at the Cobb Aquatic Center in Marietta. "The county has a good relationship in helping to provide training for our military," said Bob Mcallister, Aquatic Center Manager. The county facility provides an excellent location to hold these classes. "It will be the closest thing they experience to a survival situation without being isolated far from recovery forces," said Senior Master Sgt. Michael Morris, Aircrew Flight Equipment Superintendent. He also said," each aircrew member is a weapon system and that weapon system must be maintained and sharpened through continuous training so the mission can be accomplished."
