25th CAB trains with Navy divers

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii – Flight crews from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted training with divers from the U.S. Navy Sea, Air, Land Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 here June 18.
Navy divers practiced being extracted and inserted using a CH-47F Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk. Extraction included using the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction equipment and caving ladder while insertion was conducted by rappelling and HELOCAST.

“Some of the techniques covered were rappelling, HELOCAST, SPIE, and caving ladder over land and water,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Charlie Mock, a UH-60 instructor pilot with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th CAB, originally from Samson, Ala.
Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small units utilizing helicopters to dive into a body of water in a military area of operations.

“The training was great,” said Parachute Rigger 1 Sascha Lansen, a rappelmaster with Logistics and Support Unit 3, NSWG 3, originally from Latrobe, Penn. “By training with the Army, our divers are now qualified to conduct missions from different types of helicopters.”

In addition to the divers being trained, instructor pilots from 2-25 AVN and 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment are qualified to conduct these types of missions and training for their companies.
“The SEAL Team was very supportive during the training,” said Mock. “This training allows us to broaden the support we can offer to other units. The CAB looks forward to future training opportunities with Army units and other services in order to improve and maintain its capabilities.”

Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 secure themselves to the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

Sergeant First Class Darrell Williams, a UH-60 crew chief assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, observes Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 on the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 prepare to be lifted using the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope attached to a UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

A UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, deploys the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope in a demonstration for Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

A UH-60 Black Hawk with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and a CH-47F Chinook with B Co., 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th CAB conduct rappel operations with Navy divers from the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 during rappel training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 dangle from the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope attached to an UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 dangle from the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope attached to a CH-47F Chinook assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 dangle from the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope attached to an UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 are lifted using the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope attached to a CH-47F Chinook assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 secure themselves to the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

A CH-47F Chinook with B Co., 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th CAB conducts rappel operations with Navy divers from the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 during rappel training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 secure themselves to the Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction rope during SPIE training with flight crews from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

A CH-47F Chinook assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade prepares to drop Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 in the water during HELOCAST training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

A CH-47F Chinook assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade drops the caving ladder for Navy divers with the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 for extraction during HELOCAST training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

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