US Army Engineer Diving Today and Beyond

U.S. Army Divers with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, conduct preventative maintenance and checks on some of the U.S. Navy’s underwater cables at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hi., Aug. 09, 2019. The mission allowed the divers to inspect, repair, and extend the life cycle of the cables and showed how divers sustain the joint force. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Kevin Martin and Spc. Geordan Tyquiengco) About U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt and sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. Connect with U.S. Army online: Web: https://www.army.mil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USarmy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/USArmy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy/ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldier…


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Soldiers from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment, Fort Eustis, Va., conduct master diver evaluations at Kuwait Naval Base, Jan. 25, 2018. Master diver evaluations further develop capabilities which increases overall readiness within the army.
Staff Sgt. Humberto Santiago is a dive supervisor with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment. He grew up in Puerto Rico, which is where his love for the water and passion for diving began.


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This episode of “Soldiers” tells the story of the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment and a recent recovery mission they conducted in support of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency off the coast of Nah Tran, Vietnam. About U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt and sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. Connect with U.S. Army online: Web: https://www.army.mil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USarmy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/USArmy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy/ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldier#USArmy#ArmyTeam
A stoic, bearded man with tree trunk arms breathed steadily as he calmed his mind for the dangerous task to come. His eyes stared straight ahead with confidence as his diver helper strapped on the reserve SCUBA tank, then mounted a heavy metal dive helmet onto his water-tight neck collar. Like a knight being armored by a squire, Matt Chambers who is a lock and dam mechanic and diver was preparing for battle. Only this battle was going to be seventy feet underwater, and it was time to go to work. (Video by Daniel Barrios) About U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt and sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. Connect with U.S. Army online: Web: https://www.army.mil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USarmy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/USArmy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy/ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldier#USArmy #ArmyTeam #ArmyTech



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Army diver Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Kratsas explains the importance of underwater recovery missions in search of fallen service members. About U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt and sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force.
Watch these US Army divers go underwater to reenlist at the USS Arizona in May 2016. www.nps.gov/valr
US Military #News – Army Divers with the 569th Engineer Dive Detachment prepare to and engage in dive operations in Juneau, Alaska on September 6, 2021. The Detachment was on hand to assist Coast Guard counterparts with equipment and facility assessment, cleaning, and repair. Divers featured are Army Staff Sergeants Leslie Schlitz and Thomas Behar. “The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.” #usa #usnews Credit to : Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Meaney – XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs
Credit: Sgt. David Graves | Date Taken: 02/09/2017 A non-narrative showcasing the 511th Diver Detachment conducting live fire training during an exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Video includes soundbites and video of soldiers patrolling, setting charges, and detonating charges.
Vlore, Albania— U.S. Army divers from the 86th Army Dive Detachment cross trained with divers
Credit: Sgt. Marty Borton | Date Taken: 02/15/2017 Divers from the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment train on hyperbaric chamber operations at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait. The chamber is used for a variety of situations including aviation and diving injures, to oxygen therapy. The 511th is home to the only chamber in U.S. Army Central’s area of operations and the divers are ready to handle anything that comes their way.
B-roll 74th Engineer Dive Detachment Conducts Training KUWAIT 02.10.2021 Soldiers with the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment conducted an engagement at the Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Feb. 10, 2021. During the engagement, the divers conducted recompression chamber operations, emergency casualty management, and underwater clearance/inspection of a drop zone for a future helocast exercise. (U.S. Army video by SFC Noel Gerig, 1st TSC Public Affairs) Film Credits: Video by Sgt. 1st Class Noel Gerig 1st Theater Sustainment Command TAGS divers 1st TSC 74th Engineer Dive Detachment YouTube