Navy’s 1000th international student

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Pensacola-based Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) recently completed training of its 1,000th international water survival student. Italian Navy Lt. Marco Tullio Cicerone completed the training in preparation for a Joint Diving Officer Course at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center Panama City. The command’s International Training Center was established in 1988 to meet the aviation specific training needs of international officer and enlisted students from allied countries. Water survival and fitness training was initially only provided to student-pilots of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, and later to weapon officers of the Saudi air force. The training has evolved to include training for numerous non-aviation military. NETSAFA oversees all Navy and Marine Corps international training. (NETSAFA 06/20/16)