When Rodolfo "Rudy" Reyes went diving in the Cayman Islands in 2015, the experience changed his life. The highly decorated veteran had logged thousands of dives as a Special Ops Force Recon Marine in ...

Want an overview of what BUD/S Second Phase is? In Navy SEAL training, you have to go to BUD/S, which stands for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, which has three phases to it. Navy SEAL ...

Drownproofing—a drill that involves floating and submerging vertically in water with wrists and ankles bound—is part of Navy Seal training. This ordeal requires intense breath control to help ...

When Steve "Gonzo" Gonzalez retired after a 34-year career as a Navy SEAL, he knew pretty much everything about working underwater -- except that it could be beautiful. "I was always diving at ...

Veterans and volunteers with Force Blue use an assembly line to transport stones to build a rubble wall in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. (Blake Jones for NPR) When Steve "Gonzo" Gonzalez retired after a ...