Combat arms personnel in the U.S. Navy will need to complete the new test once a year, executing swims, runs, push-ups, and ...

Special-operations units from each US military service branch train to conduct combat diving as a part of their missions. Navy SEALs take that capability further, however, practicing not only to ...

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.

NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Florida — A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovered so low on the water during a recent demonstration that it created concentric white caps, seemingly clearing an area in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

US Army Special Operations Command held its Best Combat Diver Competition in September. Commandos from the US Army and Navy showed off their underwater skills during three days of events. US special ...

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 ...

A Special Tactics airman died while participating in the Air Force Combat Dive Course at the Naval Support Activity Center in Panama City, Florida, the 24th Special Operations Wing announced Friday.