They Call this Man a Frogman
Original caption: 3 Aug. 1952, Officers and men of U.S. Pacific fleet and Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, staged the largest fresh water amphibious assault training operation in Navy and Marine Corps history on the shores of Lake Washington, Seattle. Frogmen of UDT #1 prepare to drop over the side of the rubber boat being towed by the master pick-up boat. Frogmen swam ashore to blast obstructions impeding the progress of the assault location. NARA 80-G-449678
The AP Archive continues to deliver, with this great circa mid-1950s Cold War-era 30-minute UDT team recruiting film, “The Navy Frogmen.”
It includes footage of the 110-foot New London submarine escape tower, UDT shorts, classic beach delivery and recovery techniques, early double and triple-tank (!) Aqualung open-circuit SCUBA gear, Pirelli Lung rebreathers, beach clearing demo against obstacles, submerged submarine lock-in/lock-out ops, and the like.
Enjoy!