United States Air Force Combat Dive Course
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The United States Air Force Combat Diver Course—administratively known as the 350th Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron, Det 2—is held at the Navy Diving Salvage and Training Center, Naval Support Activity Panama City and trains Pararescuemen, Combat Rescue Officers, Combat Controllers, and Special Tactics Officers to conduct and participate in special operations diving missions.
USAF Combat Dive Course | |
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Active | 2006–2016; 2016–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Military Combat Dive Training |
Part of | Air Education and Training Command |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Support Activity Panama City |
Insignia | |
350th Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron | |
Military Diver qualification badge |
During the course, students are trained to conduct Personnel Recovery and special operations diving missions. However, the primary focus of the USAF Combat Diver Course is to develop special operations Airmen into competent, capable, and safe combat divers/swimmers. This course provides diver training through classroom instruction, extensive physical training, surface and subsurface water confidence pool exercises, pool familiarization dives, day/night tactical open water surface/subsurface infiltration swims, open circuit/closed circuit diving procedures and underwater search and recovery procedures.[1]
Graduates of the course are authorized by the USAF to wear the diving badge on their utility and dress uniforms.[2][3]