United States Air Force
- Pararescue (PJ) and Combat Control (CCT) personnel of the USAF are trained in both open and closed-circuit diving. They attend the Air Force Combat Dive Course during their training.
- Some Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) members and some Special Operations Weather Team (SOWT) members are SCUBA or Combat Diver qualified. Both they and PJ/CCT personnel are able to operate as members of Special Forces ODAs (see above) and Navy SEAL teams on diving operations, on missions requiring subsurface infiltration, and in other waterborne operations.
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