Underwater Military Training

Diverse scenes of military divers engaged in training exercises underwater, showcasing various techniques and equipment in blue oceanic environments.

U.S. Army Second Class Divers with the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment prepares to inspect a vessel at the Muhammed Al-Ahmed Naval Base, Kuwait, Jan. 11, 2023. Second Class Divers conducted a series of dive tasks for consideration of promotion to Salvage Divers.

120208-N-IZ904-048 GUANTANAMO BAY (Feb. 8, 2012) Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathleen Gorby conducts underwater photography training off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Expeditionary Combat Camera's underwater photo team conducts semi-annual training to hone its divers' specialized skill set and ensure valuable support of Department of Defense activities worldwide.

Two members of a Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) team descend along a line as a third SEAL enters the hull of a submarine during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

Navy divers from the Atlantic Fleet Audiovisual Command collect a water sample for scientific purposes. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) teamed up with special operations personnel from Spain and performed exploratory dives during their joint-training in the Mediterranean Sea, Spain, July 2022. The partnership allowed for cross-training in combat diving tactics, techniques, and procedures.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 6, 2012) Navy Diver 2nd Class Jason Geissler, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 4, operates a suction dredge system during an underwater recovery operation in search of an missing service member. The divers are working with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) who conducts global search, recovery and laboratory operations to identify missing Americans from past conflicts. MDSU 2-4 and JPAC are embarked onboard the USNS Grapple (T-ARS-53). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

DN-ST-88-07221. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-09831. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Second Class Divers with the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment prepares to inspect a vessel at the Muhammed Al-Ahmed Naval Base, Kuwait, Jan. 11, 2023. Second Class Divers conducted a series of dive tasks for consideration of promotion to Salvage Divers.

1982 - Navy divers set up a scientific experiment off Andros Island, Bahamas..

Capt. Kyle Moses, commodore of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56, left, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician Master Chief Chris Borkenheim, command master chief of CTF 56, conduct pier inspections during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 16. IMCMEX 16 is a multilateral exercise using all aspects of defensive maritime warfare including mine countermeasures, maritime security operations and maritime infrastructure protection to demonstrate the global resolve to maintain commerce throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

diver exploring the wreck of the HTMS Sattakut in Thailand

110629-N-XD935-058VALPARAISO, Chile (June 29, 2011) Petty Officer 2nd Class Roprigo Fuentas, right, and 2nd Sgt. Bernardo Alcaide, navy divers assigned to the Chilean Buzo Salvatoaja, walk along the ocean floor during diving operations. Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 2-3, is participating in Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station is a multinational partnership engagement intended to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations.

Photographer's Mate (Diver) 2nd Class David Tilton, right, videotapes members of a Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) team as they stow a line prior to entering the hull of a submerged submarine during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

diver exploring the Sattakut wreck off the coast of Koh Tao

U.S. Army Second Class Divers with the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment prepares to inspect a vessel at the Muhammed Al-Ahmed Naval Base, Kuwait, Jan. 11, 2023. Second Class Divers conducted a series of dive tasks for consideration of promotion to Salvage Divers.

diver inspecting wreckage

Photographer's Mate (Diver) 2nd Class Greg Slater gets into position to videotape members of a Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) team as they practice entering and leaving the submarine. Country: Unknown

220716-N-KK081-1163 PEARL HARBOR (July 16, 2022) - Republic of Korea Naval Mobile Construction Squadron 59 divers conduct salvage training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Members of the Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team emerge from a dry deck shelter aboard the submerged nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SILVERSIDES (SSN-679). Members are taking part in lock-out procedures off the coast of Key West, Fla., during exercise Phantom Striker. Subject Operation/Series: PHANTOM STRIKER Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

MASTER CHIEF (UCCM) Michael R. Oliver and Construction Mechanic Second Class (CM2) (SCW/DV) David Power, both from Underwater Construction Team Two (UCT-2), drill holes in the coral bed next to the cable so that clamps can be placed for stabilization at the Pacific Missile Range Facility off Kauai, Hawaii. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Divers - inspecting Dunbar wreck site. Sydney, NSW. Australia.

DN-ST-88-07220. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

APRA HARBOR, Guam (June 29, 2017) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 help repair a damaged coral reef in Apra Harbor June 29, 2017. EODMU-5 coordinated with Guams Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources and Guam Environmental Protection Agency to assist in the coral reef restoration.

A member of a Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) team emerges from the hull of a submerged submarine during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

Male scuba diver with headlamp on wreck, Bahamas

Diver examining underwater shipwreck

DN-ST-86-01159. Subject Operation/Series: PACSUBSALVEX 83 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

240109-N-PI330-2047 SíO TOMÉ, São Tomé and Principe (Jan. 9, 2024) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Zach Reisinger, assigned to Underwater Construction Team 1 (UCT 1), attaches lift bags to a submerged container during an underwater survey of a Coast Guard pier in São Tomé, São Tomé and Principe, Jan. 9, 2024. UCT 1 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

KEY WEST, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2013) Lt. James Johncock, executive officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1, supervises as Builder 1st Class Christopher Etter, also from UCT-1, uses an underwater welding torch during dive training operations.

011102-N-9818S-002. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

U.S. Marines from across Oahu tread water during the 3d Reconnaissance Battalion Screening Team Hawaii Roadshow, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 23, 2023. The physical screening test evaluated, assessed and selected Marines potentially capable of earning the reconnaissance military occupational specialty.

220716-N-KK081-1139 PEARL HARBOR (July 16, 2022) - U.S. Coast Guard Region Dive Locker Pacific and Republic of Korea Naval Mobile Construction Squadron 59 divers conduct salvage training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

120907-N-YG591-030 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 7, 2012) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shane Tuck, Expeditionary Combat Camera Underwater Photo Team (UPT) diver, ascends after a training dive off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The UPT conducts semi-annual training to hone its divers' specialized skill set and ensure valuable support of Department of Defense activities worldwide.

120719-N-GG400-028PEARL HARBOR (July 19, 2012) Able Seaman Dominic Blond, assigned to the Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team, performs an underwater search with a handheld sonar during the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenario portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.

060504-N-6775N-018. Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Diver above the stern of the submarine USS Apogon, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

A photographer's mate/diver videotapes members of a Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) team as they emerge from a hatch in the forward hull of the submerged nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS WOODROW WILSON (SSBN-624). The cameraman is videotaping the SEAL team members as they take part in lock-out procedures off the coast of Puerto Rico. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Divers and Wine Bottles, Wreck Umbria, Military Freighter, Freighter, Sunk 1941, Wingate Reef, Port Sudan, Sudan, Port Sudan, Africa

MALAKAL PORT, Palau (June 7, 2022) Sailors assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 conduct surveys of derelict vessels in Malakal Port in Palau as part of an Expeditionary Port Damage Repair Opening (ExPDRO) Joint-Force Proof of Concept in support of Exercise Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photos by Master Chief Navy Diver Marshall Goble/Released)

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, operate a diver propulsion device during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 22, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific(MARFORPAC), Marines swim with their packs during water survival training at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2024.MARFORPAC Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival (MCIWS) trained Marines from units around the island, including the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, through basic and intermediate swim qualifications to fulfill their swim qualification requirements during this multiple-hour exercise. A 250 meter swim, shedding gear, and treading water using different techniques are a few components of the trials the Marines completed. Air Force

Diver explores the wreck of a Mitsubishi Zero fighter plane, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.

110520-N-VF350-036THUA THIEN HUE, Vietnam (May 20, 2011) Navy Diver 2nd Class Joshua Westman, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, prepares to descend underwater during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) recovery mission. Both JPAC and MDSU-1 are deployed off the north central coast of Vietnam searching for evidence of Americans that remain unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.

DN-SD-03-12802. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

110618-N-VF350-027NGHE AN PROVINCE, Vietnam (June 18, 2011) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson Bomjardim, lower center, assigned to Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific's underwater photo team, documents Navy Diver 2nd Class Jose Lopez, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, as he enters the water during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) underwater recovery mission off the northern coast of Vietnam. Three recovery teams are searching at burial and underwater sites for 13 Americans missing from the Vietnam War. The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.

Aiming device and 12-inch gun of the USS Arkansas, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

MINNEAPOLIS (March 7, 2019) Navy divers interact with people and swim in the aquarium at the Mall of America during the Navy Recruiting Command Swarm Minneapolis evolution, March 7, 2019. Swarming is a new recruiting strategy in support of the national policy to build a 355-ship Navy.

U.S. Marines with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in underwater egress training (UET) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 1, 2022. The UET allows Marines to gain confidence in their abilities to exit an aircraft in the event of an accident over water and also allows Marines to become comfortable in their emergency equipment.

Scuba Diver on Shipwreck

DN-ST-86-01153. Subject Operation/Series: PACSUBSALVEX 83 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, trails behind a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing , over the Gulf of Mexico during Operation Centennial Contact, June 27, 2023. During the operation, more than 150 aircraft flew above communities around the country and across the world to honor 100 years of air refueling excellence. With 100 years of experience, the U.S. Air Forces air refueling capabilities deliver unrivaled rapid global reach and meaningful maneuver for the Joint Force and our Allies and partners. Aerial refueling serves as a force multiplier, increasing the speed, range, lethality, flexibility and versatility of combat aircraft. Tankers also carry cargo and passengers, perform aeromedical evacuations, and enable strategic deterrence for the United States.

Air defence gun on destroyer USS Lamson, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific, Oceania

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2014) Students at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) conduct training operations in the facility's 12 foot pool. NDSTC, the largest diving facility in the world, trains more than 1,200 military divers from every branch of service each year.

A stern view of the Mark 8 special dive vehicle resting on the port side cradle of the drydock shelter platform on board the nuclear-powered submarine USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSN-642) during duel shelter special operations training off the coast of Hawaii. A DS-2 buoy can be seen above the shelters. Base: USS Kamehameha Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 23, 2012) Navy Diver 2nd Class Matthew Cortez, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, Company 1-5, places the assessment and identification of a mine susceptibility system during dive operations. MDSU 1 is assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 and provides mine countermeasure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage diving, counter terrorism, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

Diver Using Rebreather on Shipwreck

Diver next to torpedoes of the USS Lamson, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

110727-N-XD935-231PORT ROYAL, Jamaica (July 27, 2011) Jamaican Coast Guard Defense Force Diving Officer Lt. j.g. Christopher YeeSing gives the okay signal during his descent to retrieve an underwater salvage project on the sea floor as part of a joint diving salvage operation with Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2. MDSU-2 is participating in Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station, a multinational partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations.

Diver exploring the wreck of the SS Laurentic ocean liner sunk during WW1.

Deck of USS Carlisle with 5-inch Gun and Divers, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean

Diver and 8-inch twin gun on USS Saratoga, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

diver exploring the wreck of the USS Liberty of the coast of Bali

World War II Shipwreck-Liberty Cargo Ship, Tulamben, North Bali, Indonesia

Heavy machine gun, shipwreck of the SS Thistlegorm, Red Sea, Shaab Ali, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Africa

A diver swims along the cockpit of a wrecked C-130 cargo plane in the waters of the Red Sea near Aqaba in Jordan.

Diver and 28 mm quad anti-aircraft gun on starboard side of the USS Saratoga, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

A U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to a Naval Special Operations Team prepares to submerge in the water during a dive mission as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

011015-N-3093M-015. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

120604-N-XD935-081 MANAMA, Bahrain (June 4, 2012) U.S. Navy Diver 3rd Class Thomas Chlebda, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 2-5, takes a bearing off his wrist compass during dive training focused on the prevention of swimmer attacks. Company 2-5 is assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, which provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), salvage-diving, counter-terrorism, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet.

Diver explores unknown shipwreck, Egypt, Zabargad, Zabarghad, Red Sea, Africa

Divers on the wreck of the Umbria, Wingate Reef, Red Sea, Sudan, Africa

240220-A-VV187-1193 MANAMA, Bahrain (Feb. 20, 2024) A U.S. Navy Diver, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Commands Task Force (TF) 56, left, and a member from the Royal Saudi Navy participate in explosive ordnance disposal training in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 20. TF 56 is an expeditionary combat force stationed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (Official U.S. Army photo)

Deployment of a fire brigade diver on Lake Attersee, Upper Austria

Diver on the bow of the USS Arkansas, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conduct a dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 21, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Diver and 28 mm quad anti-aircraft gun on starboard side of the USS Saratoga, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

Divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit are lowered into the water on a platform suspended from the salvage and rescue ship USS EDENTON (ATS-1) during a training exercise in the waters off St. Croix, Virgin Islands. The divers are wearking Mark 12 diving gear. Country: Caribbean Sea

Fire brigade diver in Lake Attersee with Match 4

110818-N-XD935-111PANAMA CITY, Panama, (Aug. 18, 2011) Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Arnold, left, assigned to Company 2-3 of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 prepares to make a MK-20 diving mask familiarization dive with Panamanian divers as part of PANAMAX 2011. PANAMAX is an annual multinational training exercise focused on the security of the Panama Canal, with participants from 17 countries and involving more than 4,500 personnel throughout the U.S. Southern Command.

110616-N-XD935-040BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 16, 2011) Divers dive onto a 22-ton engine block off the coast of Barbados. Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 is participating in Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station, a multinational partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations.

Rescue team members are using a Boeing CST-100 Starliner training capsule, known as Boiler Plate 3, to practice uprighting procedures in the unlikely event of an emergency resulting in a splashdown. NASA and the Department of Defense Human Space Flight Support Office Rescue Division conducted a search and rescue training exercise at the Army Wharf at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 17, 2019. The manual uprighting airbags could be used to lift the spacecraft to its upright position. This is the first at-sea exercise with the Starliner training capsule ahead of Boeings Crew Flight Test with astronauts targeted for later this year. During normal return scenarios, Boeing's Starliner will land on land in a safe zone of about 15 square miles in the Western United States. Throughout the commercial crew development phases with NASA, Boeing has performed dozens of qualification tests on its parachute and airbag systems simulating conditions on land and in the water.

Atlantic Ocean, March 12, 2012 - Operations Specialist is lifted out of the ocean during a man overboard drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69).

1960S Pair Of Divers With Tanks & Masks In Shallow Water Near Grassy Area Of Ocean Floor

221030-N-TR763-1670 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2022) - Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Bailey McMahon, from Whiteland, Indiana, a Search and Rescue (SAR) swimmer, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, hands a portable camera back to Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Efrain Solis after he dropped it in the Pacific Ocean during a swim call from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 30, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

5-inch gun on the port side of the USS Saratoga, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

A soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Division provides cover fire while looking through his AN/PRVS-7 Night Vision Goggles, on Tinian Island, during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2003 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Anchor chain of the keel-up USS Arkansas, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

010430-N-9407M-515. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-86-01150. Subject Operation/Series: PACSUBSALVEX 83 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Diver over the bow of the submarine USS Apogon, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

Straight on medium close-up of a US Marine from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as he swims to the destination point in his cold water dry suit during the Battalion's cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Recruits from Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct swim qualification remediation on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 7, 2022. Recruits who fail their initial swim qualification are required to return for additional training.

Aircraft sunk for divers, C-130 Hercules, C130, transport aircraft, crane, dive site, dive destination, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia Minor, Middle East, Asia

Members of an Australian explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) diving team board an inflatable boat as they prepare to search for mines planted in the harbor by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait. The Australian divers are joining British and U.S. EOD team members in a multinational effort to make the harbor safe for reopening. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Navy SEALs assigned to a Naval Special Operations Team, signal each other while preparing to go underwater during a dive mission as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Remains of a World War II steam locomotive on the seabed, wreck. Divers in the background. Dive site Thistlegorm wreck, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea, Africa

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 10, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers continue search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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