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TZ Aquanauts conduct night time surf ingress into mangrove and secured facility to test clandestine navigation and insertion procedures

Crocodiles and other nighttime predators aren't the only thing stalking the mangrove rivers at night. TZA isn't afraid to get wet and sandy when it's dark out


Several Crocodiles have been spotted on the rivers, including a 9fter, but that is not going to keep us outta the ink.
There were several large predators swimming through the darkness heard splashing around the dark that night, but nobody heard TZA slip onto the beach. Security forces were out patrolling the rivers and the docks with their flashlights, but that why you hold your breath Go Teame!
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TZ Aquanautics is ready to operate in water of any temperature, conduct operation in aquatic environments ranging from high altitude scuba and skin diving to whitewater paddle-boarding. TZ Aquanauts deploy in support of the community during rescue and recovery operations
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CRATER*CAVE* CONTACT: TZ-SLC, TZ-SEC7 and TZ-DNVR execute a mid-winter SCUBA dive into a underground geothermal cavern.
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After entering a doorway into a snowy hillside and through a tunnel, a three man TZA detachment entered a massive subterranean cavern. At depths exceeding 75ft+ and water exceeding 90F+, Aquanauts took time to warm up after TZMD exercises earlier in the week.


TZA MAYAN SACRIFICE: Aquatic night mangrove ingress
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A night time dive operation including a clandestine surf beach landing and mangrove river ingress under the cover of darkness. After entering the secured area Aquanauts were required to locate a target area and egress without kinetic contact.


AIRFRAME DIVEDOWN: "Relax, an underwater emergency is in progress"
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TZ Aquanauts acting as Quick Reaction Force were required for hasty deployment from a light pickup for rapid area ingress and subsurface insertion under heavy gear.


TZA Condensed Aquanautics Operations Manual (.PDF)
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Depth tables, Dive termination, General Emergency Procedures, Pre-dive Checklist, Dive Master Checks, Repetitive Dive Worksheet, Dive Hazard Analysis, Hand Signals and Pull Signals for underwater communication -- Do not hit the water without it"


9-9 LIVEDIVE: locating and entering the compartment of a sunken Cessna 310 airplane in approx. 45ft of water and securing a geocache hidden inside the cockpit
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The Live Dive was a two day, four dive training exercise focused on building team cohesion, compass navigation, autonomic containment and dive emergency response development among aquanauts. TZ Aquanatics members located the plane wreck, secured the materials inside the geocache and deployed an Experimental Sample Tray (EST).


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