USCG Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan McManus
Right before our PCS to Cleveland this past spring, 2022, I did get the opportunity to interview several brave Coast Guard divers in February– right in the midst of their participation in some “very cool” training at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. They described the challenging Arctic conditions and outstanding job the Minnesota National Guard did hosting the joint-service (Coast Guard, Navy, & Army) Cold Water Ice Diving (CWID) course — critical training with the current threats from Russia and China: http://publications.militaryfamilies.com/may-2022/page-20
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