4 Feb 2015 2015: The Year of the Military Diver CDR Hung Cao Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center

4 Feb 2015

2015: The Year of the Military DiverCDR Hung CaoNaval Diving and Salvage Training Center

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To mark 2015 as the Year of the Military Diver and highlight of all military diving

achievements.• 2015 is the 100th anniversary of the Mark V dive helmet• 2015 is the 35th anniversary of Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, the largest diving facility in the world where Deep Sea and Special Operations Divers from all five services train• 2015 is the 70th Anniversary for NSA Panama City and Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division• Additionally, 2015 will mark the 40th year since Navy Experimental Diving Unit moved from Washington Navy Yard to Panama City.

Vision

To remind the public everything that military divershave done for this great nation

Schedule of EventsMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayMay 4th May 5th May 6th May 7th May 8th May 9th

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Execution

USN Military Diver Training Continuum

Lunchtime MWR cookouts

Man in the Sea Museum Open House

Dive Lab Open House

USN MDV Recall

USCG Diver Rate Inauguration

Cpt Shawn English

Fieldhouse Dedication

NSA Panama

City Open House

Mark V Dives at NDSTC

CPOA Golf Tournament

DEVRON Reunion

US Army Diver Reunion

EOD Executive Steering Committee

(Eglin AFB)

US Coast Guard Diver Reunion

Guest Speaker:Commander NECC

Guest Speaker:Commandant USCG

Guest Speaker:Chief U.S. Army

Engineers

Guest Speaker:COMSUBGRU 7

Former N97B

Guest Speaker:SECNAV

Special Events on NSA

NDSTC will make operational Mark V dives to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the helmet.

Cpt Shawn English Fieldhouse dedication

USCG will inaugurate the new Coast Guard Diver military occupational specialty

Create an Airshow-like event on NSA Panama City

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POW Medal Presentation

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After 30 years, the UCT divers held hostage on TWA Flight 847 will be presented the POW Medal for their time in captivity.

Highlighting Diver Non-Profit Organizations

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http://www.maninthesea.org/index.php

New Diving Technology Demonstration

Panama City is the hub of diving

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http://www.oceantechnologysystems.com/

What Next?

• Re-Coin Panama City as the birthplace of Military Diving

• Build a museum for military diving in the next 5 years

• Comparable to the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola

• Locate it near NDSTC (Barefoot Palms?)• Transform this into a Youth Discovery Center to entice STEM

10+ Years

• Build an annex to the Military Diver’s Museum for Mine and Undersea Warfare

• Commission Littoral Combat Ship In Panama City• Host Diving symposiums in Panama City

Questions ?

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4 Feb 2015 2015: The Year of the Military Diver CDR Hung Cao Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center