This is the deadly Marine Corps training required to earn a dive bubble
To most people, diving may seem like a regular activity that anyone can manage. On the contrary, diving is considered as risky as suffering a bullet wound to the heart….
This German submarine was looted by American divers
It is always interesting to dive on wrecks. This can include wrecks of sunken warships, which can serve as an eerie glimpse into the past. Some ships, like the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Ori…
Man of honor: The US Navy’s 1st African American master diver & amputee diver Carl Brashear
The US Air Force lost a nuclear bomb off the coast of Palomares, Spain. It was on Jan. 17, 1966, when a K-135 refueling aircraft collided midair with a B-52G…
Why the US Army has some of the best divers in the world
Believe it or not, America’s primary land combatant force has some of the best combat divers in the world. It may seem odd that the Army, tasked with “providing prompt, sustained, land dominance, across the full range of military operations and th…
This is how Army divers excavate underwater tombs
Full of sediment from the bottom of the sea, a gray metal basket slowly rose out of the turquoise water. While it appeared to only contain muck, it offered hope to the U.S. military divers waiting to inspect its contents.
The divers — m…