NAUI diver of year

Northwest Florida diver Bernie Campoli, a scientific and technical civilian photographer with the Panama City Naval Coast Systems Laboratory, was among three selectees named a National Associate of Underwater Instructors of Year. Early in his Navy career, he attended Navy Underwater Swim School and was granted the unique designation of Navy Photographer-Diver. Assignments included SEAL training, President John F. Kennedy's visits to the fleet in 1962-63, and on NASA’s Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo mission programs. He is a "Plank Owner" for Project SEALAB, filming the Navy's pioneering Man-in-the-Sea saturation diving mission. (Source: National Association of Underwater Instructors 02/27/17)