Earning a “scuba bubble,” as combat dive badges are known ... Completing the course might qualify a soldier for assignment to a dive team in their home unit, but many special operators ...

The Air Force's Special Tactics teams consist of airmen in three ... Arizona Trainees become combat divers, learning to use scuba to infiltrate denied areas covertly. The four-week course ...

This is where me and my Combat Dive team of 12 men come into the picture. We were chosen by the command to organize and execute a pre-scuba course for the battalion’s “wannabee” combat divers.

The design puts a diver wearing goggles and a scuba mask in front of a crossed lightning bolt and sword. Air Force Combat Dive Supervisors have a specialized version of the badge, with a wreathed ...