Reserve dive det comes to Gulf Coast

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) at Panama City is joining forces with an NEDU Reserve Detachment to strengthen diver readiness and improve fleet support. For the last 12 years, the Reserve Detachment has been working under Naval Operations Support Center (NOSC) Chicago, and providing long-distance support to Panama City. In August, the Reserve Detachment relocated to NOSC Pensacola, Fla., where they will be in close proximity, and have increased collaboration and a high velocity learning environment to improve training and maximize knowledge sharing. Overall, the change will maximize NR NEDU’s ability to support NEDU, and the dive unit to better execute its mission of supporting the Navy’s dive fleet through biomedical research and independent testing and evaluation of equipment and procedures. The Reservists will gain access to training and qualifications previously unavailable to them. They will also be able to participate in research at NEDU and work towards qualification on technical systems in NEDU’s Experimental Diving Facility and Ocean Simulation Facility. (Source: Navy Experimental Diving Unit 08/31/18)