Since 1996, K38 has been heading up the International Jet Sports Boating Association World Finals for course marshal training and event safety management at Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA. Shawn Alladio is the IJSBA Water Safety Director. K38 and Shawn Alladio were awarded the 1998 National Water Safety Congress Regional Award from the WSC. and the National Safe Boating Council. K38's Shawn Alladio was featured in Reader's Digest by Peter Michelmore for 'Everyday Heroes' called 'Killer Wave', 2003. The feature photo was taken by Time Life photographer Joe McNally. In 2004, Paul Schulte created along with partners, Alladio, Kyla Dominguez and Ryan Smith an action sports clothing line called Liquid Militia. The American Watercraft Association formed a partnership with K38 Rescue for occupational personal water craft users called the H2O Responders in 2007. K38 also supports the educational efforts with the American Watercraft Association (AWA), NASBLA and Personal Watercraft Industry Association.. K38 Water Safety promotes the Kawasaki 'Law Loan Program' to public safety agencies who use personal water craft within the United States. This program is a successful 20-year ongoing voluntary program with local participating Kawasaki dealerships nationwide in the United States. K38 International is officially recognized through authorized affiliates: K38 Oceania, K38 Japan, K38 Italy, K38 Poland, K38 UK, K38 Portugal, K38 Spain, K38 Taiwan, K38 Belgium, K38 South America, K38 Scandinavia, K38 Canary Islands. K38 International Awards for Personal Watercraft Lifesaving K38 awarded inaugural recipients on the prestigious PWC boating safety commendations on October 7 in Lake Havasu, Arizona, the award recipients are all follows: K38 Phoenix – Mr. Masayuki Imazaki for the rescues of over 200 Japanese citizens during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami(東日本大震災, Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) K38 Heavy Water Award to Doug Knutzen, Eduardo Mendez and Will Green for the recovery of Dale Ostrander, Washington K38 Legacy to Brad Southworth 'The Founding Father of PWC Rescue'. K38 Everyday Heroes to Don Curry and Ed Guzman for a rescue of 2 persons in the surfzone in Morro Bay, CA., and Matthew Krizan and Russell Ord for the rescue of Jacob Trette at the big wave surf location Mavericks in Pillar Point, CA. K38 Appreciation Awards to Mr. David Tew, Mr. Russell Libby, Mr. Aaron Cress and Mr. Brian Largarticha for their unselfish support of others. [File:K38 Awards Video K38 International PWC Awards Rescue Water Craft Background History The United States paved the way for using personal watercraft