Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course students surface after a 1,000-meter swim in Key West, February 21, 2020.US Army/K. Kassens There is a very small Army community that goes through the ...

The Air Force has created its own badge to recognize airmen who are combat divers, after relying on a Navy decoration to honor its own for the past 16 years. Chief of Staff Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown Jr.

The rear ramp of the MH-47 Chinook hung wide open as it thundered over the blue waters outside of Key West, Florida. Two combat divers jumped out, fins fastened to their legs, and plummeted to the ...

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Students in the Air Force Combat Dive Course practice closed-circuit diving for covert infiltration in Panama City Beach, Fla., on June 23. The Air Force Combat Dive Course prepares future special ...

Key Point: This was the first time in five years that Green Berets conducted ice combat diving training. The dive teams of the 10 th Special Forces Group are the designated cold-weather dive teams.

The 2023 U.S. Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition has ended, and two Green Berets from 5th Special Forces Group took first place. For the first time, the three-day ...

KEY WEST, Fla. – “To build the best skilled maritime operators for such dangerous missions, the training these Soldiers undergo is inherently dangerous,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jim Dougherty, ...

In spite of advances in military technology, many servicemembers still carry knives, and expertise with them can mean the difference between life and death in close quarters.

KEY WEST, Florida – In close competition, the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) placed first against 12 other special operations teams at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver ...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Mote Marine commemorated Veterans Day with the Combat Wounded Warrior Challenge Dive. A group of veterans with Combat Wounded Warrior Challenge, a division of Operation No Person Left ...

Commandos from the US Army and Navy showed off their underwater skills during three days of events. US special operators are the best in the world, and they need to stay in top form amid rising ...