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Holding tightly his mask and buoyancy vest, a student from the Navy Rescue Swimmer School leaps into the bay from an SH-3H Sea King helicopter of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16). The students make two helicopter jumps and several practice rescues on the day before they graduate from the school after nearly four weeks of training. Those studentsthat graduate will become certified search and rescue swimmers

A student wearing a scuba diving suit, goggles, snorkel, and a SAR-1 flotation vest discusses rescue techniques with a classmate prior to a training session, part of the twenty-day, intensive training course at the Navy Rescue Swimmer School. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Dressed in wet suits and carrying their masks, snorkels, fins and hoods, students at the Navy Rescue Swimmers School march to class. Upon completion of the four-week course, the students will become certified search and rescue swimmers

At the start of their day, students at the Navy Rescue Swimmers School pump out a set of sit ups. Upon completion of the four-week course, the students will become certified search and rescue swimmers

Students wearing SAR-1 flotation vests take a break before entering the pool at the Navy Rescue Swimmer School. The men are taking part in the school's twenty-day, intensive training course. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A student comes to the aid of an aviator entangled in his parachute during a simulated rescue, part of the twenty-day, intensive training course at the Navy Rescue Swimmer School. Exact Date Shot Unknown

During an exercise in the pool at the Navy Rescue Swimmers School, a student practices lifesaving techniques on a classmate. After completing the four-week course, the students will become certified search and rescue swimmers

During a class at the Navy Rescue Swimmers School, a student draws a deep breath as he attemps to "save" a "downed pilot" in the pool. Those students who successfully complete the four-week course, the students will become certified search and rescue swimmers

A student at the Navy Rescue Swimmer School shouts and gestures as he and two classmates float in the open water of the bay during an exercise. Those students who successfully complete the for-week course will become certified search and rescue swimmers

Keeping a firm hold on his mask and buoyancy vest, a student at the Navy Rescue Swimmer School jumps from a platform into the pool. Those students who successfully complete the four-week course will become certified search and rescue swimmers.Exact Date Shot Unknown

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Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Jim Bryant

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/01/1989
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