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 ...

Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course students surface after a 1,000-meter underwater swim, February 21, 2020.US Army/K. Kassens Two soldiers have died while preparing for or during the ...

KEY WEST, Fla. -- Living and working on the sea can be difficult and dangerous. Working under the water can be even more unforgiving. Those who dare navigate under the waves, not just on top of them, ...

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 backstory to this article is a well-known one for Green Berets and Rangers. Green Berets and Rangers are all aware of the coveted award that was the Combat Diver “bubble” as the badge was ...

Cadets took part in a variety of trainings across the nation and in South Korea this summer. Ali Nabulsi graduated from the Combat Diver Qualification Training course. Article By: Clark Leonard Cadets ...

Combat diver cadre with the Army's John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School monitor a student during training, June 6, 2018, Key West Florida. (Robert Lindee/Army) A soldier died in a ...

There is a very small Army community that goes through the Combat Diver Qualification Course. Participants, mostly Green Berets, are tested on their diving know-how and ability to perform under ...

Two soldiers have died while preparing for or during the Combat Diver Qualification Course in recent months. CDQC, as it's known, is one of the most rigorous and hard-to-complete special-operations ...

The main reason combat diver qualification is so tough, Tabberer explained, "is when you take a human being, a common air-breather, put him under the water and take away his source of air - it can ...