Army Engineers Celebrate of Military Diving

摘要

When people think of deep-sea diving, they generally do not think of the U.S. Army. However, the training wing at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) contains the headquarters of Company A, 169th Engineer Battalion. The Panama City, Florida, diving facility is the largest in the world; and more than 1,200 deep-sea special operations divers from the Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard are trained there annually. The unit trains Soldiers, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen; supports operational units; and serves as the Army representative to the joint diving community for training and doctrine development. Normally closed to civilians, in May, NDSTC opened its doors for a weeklong celebration to show local citizens, veterans, former divers, and local and state officials the contributions that have been made by Army divers.