United States Navy
- Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT's) – The first American frogmen (later became SEALs).
- United States Navy SEALs – primarily trained as Combat Swimmers/Divers.
- Naval Special Warfare Center trains the SEALs and some of the combat swimmers for the other U.S. military branches.
- United States Navy SpecOp (based in Indian Head, Maryland) is a naval unit which trains and supports divers and develops dive equipment for neutralizing mines and removing submerged unexploded ordnance.
- United States Navy Divers (non-combat swimmers) – underwater welding, ship husbandry, underwater construction, harbor clearing (except for explosive ordnance), and other "underwater work".
- Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians.
- Naval Special Clearance Team (NSCT)
- Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit
- Underwater Construction Team (UCT) – trained primarily in use of surface support equipment ("hard hat") and some SCUBA.
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