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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Morgan Vohs, who currently serves...

Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 18 fight fires with local Australian fire fighters during aircraft rescue training at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia July 27, 2018. Video by Staff Sgt Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine veteran Captain Nick Kalt, a Captain serving as a Fire Fighter with the Long Beach Fire Department, demonstrates the foundation learned from serving in the Marine Corps helps creates a better a citizen and fits perfectly in the role of a first responder in Long Beach, Calif., August 3, 2017. U.S. Marine veteran Captain Nick Kalt gives back to his community by serving as part of the local fire department.(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Conner Robbins/ Released)

On Jan. 1, 2017, at approximately 1 a.m. Lance Cpl. Justin Rucker, a field radio operator with Communications Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, witnessed a traffic collision where a SUV hit a Sedan. Rucker and his friend, Alejandro Zamarripa, immediately gave aid to those involved until the police and paramedics arrived. According to Rucker the SUV had two males in the front seats and three females in the back seats who were all intoxicated. One female in the back seats had a gash on her upper lip, but other than that they were uninjured. The Sedan had one male in the driver’s seat whose head impacted the windshield, rendering the driver unconscious. Rucker carefully pulled the man from the Sedan and checked his pulse and breathing. He remained with the man while Zamarripa tended to the five in the SUV until the paramedics arrived. Rucker was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his actions.

Aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice vehicle fire extinguishing techniques during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15, 2016. ITX is intended to integrate combined arms and improve war fighting capabilities in the scope of the Marine Air Ground Task Force prior to their upcoming deployment.

Mike Marzinsky, underwater egress trainer, talks about the importance of knowing how to properly evacuate from a helicopter in the event it crashes in open waters.

Captain Jacob Crespin, Echo Company commander, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks about his experience during the helicopter dunker course, and the importance of knowing how to evacuate from a helicopter in the event it crashes in open waters. Available in High Definition.

Sgt. Daniel J. Beer, talks to a WTKF reporter about his...