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Naval Diving and Salvage Training Cen- ter Kicks off Year of the Military Diver From Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs
PANAMA CITY, Fla (NNS) -- U.S. Rep- resentative Gwen Graham, representing Florida’s 2nd Congressional District and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, toured Naval Diving and Sal- vage Training Center (NDSTC) and helped kick off the Year of the Military of Diver (YOMD) Feb. 18.
Graham was visiting area commands to become familiar with programs, personnel and readiness issues. While at NDSTC,
Graham and her staff toured the facilities, observed the full range of students in dive training, including the hyperbaric recom- pression chamber and a dive-tender boat used to conduct offshore dives. NDSTC kicked off the Year of the Mil- itary Diver with a celebratory cake cutting, with the help of Graham, handing out the fi rst piece of cake to the youngest diver present, Army Pvt. Timothy Sparks. Graham repeatedly stated how im- pressed she was with the training and expressed her gratitude for those military members and civilians for their service. She received some “hands on” training as she
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CNO: Here’s What We Need for the Future Force
By David Smalley, Offi ce of Naval Re- search Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert outlined his thoughts Feb. 4 on three science and technology objectives for the Navy and Marine Corps of the future, at the Naval Fu- ture Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington, D.C.
Speaking before nearly 3,000 attendees from across government, academia and industry, Greenert charged his audience to
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donned a military KM-37 dive helmet used for salvage and saturation dives. NDSTC Commanding Offi cer Cmdr. Hung Cao said military diving has a rich and storied history.
Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) will recognize 35 years of training this year and the 100th anniversary of the Mark V Dive helmet to commemorate the Year of the Military Diver. The Mark V diving helmet, nicknamed the “Copper Collar,” is the most recogniz- able symbol of Navy diving. Originally designed as a fi refi ghting tool, it was adapted for deep sea diving in 1915 according to the Diving Historical Society. The helmet went on to be the workhorse of the Navy deep sea diver for 65 years.
Later models like the Mk21 and later the Km 37 reduced weight and created a more ergonomic fi t, while also providing contam- ination control. Other countries around the world still use the Mark V today. Commissioned in 1980, NDSTC is the
largest diving facility in the world and trains more than 1,200 divers from all services in the Department of Defense, allied partners, and other government agencies.
reduce reliance on gunpowder; increase stamina for underwater unmanned vehicles’ power and propulsion systems; and increase focus on cybersecurity.
“Number one, you’ve got to get us
off gunpowder,” said Greenert, noting that Offi ce of Naval Research-supported weap- on programs like Laser Weapon System (LaWS) and the Electromagnetic Railgun are vital to the future force. “We will have an incredibly deep magazine when we bring [those weapons] in.” Weapons like LaWS have a virtually unlimited magazine, only constrained by power and cooling capabilities onboard the vessel carrying them. In addition, Greenert noted the added safety for Sailors and Ma- rines that will come from reducing depen- dency on gunpowder-based munitions. “Probably the biggest vulnerability of a ship is its magazine, because that’s where all the explosives are,” he said.
He also cited the tremendous cost sav-
ings offered by, for instance, laser weapons fi red at a dollar per shot, or low-cost Elec- tromagnetic Railgun projectiles, versus needing to rely on million-dollar missiles, in some cases without the same range, for all threats and missions. Greenert’s second challenge for the
S&T community is to develop “greater stamina” in unmanned underwater vehicle propulsion systems, to maintain naval dom- inance in the undersea domain.
“I need them compact and reliable in their power and propulsion, but I also need them safe,” he said.
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