Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics Training Squadron students swim the length of the pool with their hands and feet bound during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics Training Squadron students practice buddy-breathing techniques during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

A Special Tactics Training Squadron student has their hands bound during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

A Special Tactics Training Squadron student notifies the diving supervisor of his wellbeing during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

A Special Tactics Training Squadron student’s equipment is laid out during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The purpose of this training is to familiarize the trainees with the basics of water operations. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics Training Squadron students jump into the pool in scuba gear during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics Training Squadron students line up during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

A Special Tactics Training Squadron student rests during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

A Special Tactics Training Squadron student rests during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

A Special Tactics Training Squadron student swims the length of the pool with his hands and feet bound during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Special Tactics Airmen learn to breathe underwater

Published June 30, 2016
By by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy
24th Special Operations Wing

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Special Tactics Training Squadron students underwent pre-scuba training at Hurlburt Field, June 29, 2016.

The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to stay afloat without their arms and hands, and how to use snorkeling gear. Special Tactics students later apply this knowledge to combat dive training. This training also reproduces physiological effects similar those experienced on the battlefield, and thus builds the necessary mental resiliency for ground special operations force.

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater

Special Tactics students learn to breathe underwater