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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Staff Sgt. David J. Whitcher, 30, of Bradford, New Hampshire, a student at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School, died Nov. 2, during a dive training exercise off the coast of Key West, ...

US Army personnel this week are mourning the loss of a Special Forces soldier who reportedly drowned Tuesday during combat diving training in Key West, Florida. The deceased soldier, who was not ...

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 ...

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 ...