4 Feb 2015
2015: The Year of the Military DiverCDR Hung CaoNaval Diving and Salvage Training Center
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
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
New Diving Technology Demonstration
Panama City is the hub of diving
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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