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Season 2

March 21, 2025

Deep-Sea Stories about Master Diver Milford Buzbee told by his son Le…

Master Diver Milford Buzbee, also known as "Buzz," began serving his country in the Army from the ages of 15 to 19. Like many other young men who wanted to serve in the military, Milford lied about his age to enter military ...

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March 15, 2025

Deep-Sea Stories with Len Starbeck HMC Dive Medical Tech and Independ…

HMC DMT/Independent Duty Corpsman Len Starbeck joined the Navy in 1977 and retired in 2005. You can read about his incredible Navy journey in his self-published book "Medical Diver, What is a Medical Diver?" Len has a poten...

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March 1, 2025

Deep-Sea Stories with CWO4 Joe Kingsbury

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joe Kingsbury joined the Navy in Providence, Rhode Island 1966. Warrant Officer Kingsbury retired in April 1996 after 30 years of Navy service. Joe was a diesel-submarine Sailor. He references a boo...

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Feb. 27, 2025

Deep-Sea Stories with Master Chief Master Diver Bruce Earnest

Master Chief Master Diver Retired Bruce Earnest (a.k.a. dirty Ernie) joined the Navy in 1969 and retired in 1993. MDV Earnest duty stations were USS Cascade AD-16 in Naples, Italy, Diving Instructor Duty Washington DC, Satur...

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Feb. 15, 2025

Deep-Sea Stories with Master Chief Master Diver Jon Klukas

Jon Klukas, Master Chief Master Diver Retired joined the Navy in 1990 and retired after 28 years of active duty. Jon is still involved in the leading edge of diving and hyperbaric technology development as the Copper Collar ...

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Feb. 2, 2025

A USS Reclaimer Deep-Sea Story, Chief Warrant Officer Grover Clevelan…

A Deep-Sea Story about Chief Warrant Officer Grover Cleveland Burke. The furnace that forged Iron Men was set on high temperatures during deck, diving, and salvage evolutions on board the USS Reclaimer ARS-42. The unwritten ...

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May 25, 2024

A Memorial Day Message HMC Pedro Gonzales

A Memorial Day Message. HMC (FMF/SW/DV) and Diving Medical Technician Pedro J. Gonzales reported to the Consolidated Divers Unit, now known as the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Dive Locker, in December 1999. The Pett...

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Feb. 11, 2024

Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two at The Minneapolis Bridge Collapse…

In August of 2007, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two Navy Divers were ordered by President George W. Bush to recover victims from under the collapsed Interstate Highway Bridge in the Mississippi River. Recovery of victims w...

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Jan. 14, 2024

Robert "Bobby Cave, Engineman Master Chief and Master Diver

Robert Leroy Cave Engineman Master Chief, Master Diver, we knew him as Bobby Cave. He was a 35-year Veteran of the United States Navy. He attained the Rank of Master Chief Petty Officer. Bobby was a Saturation Master Diver...

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April 8, 2023

Deep-Sea Stories with Navy Diver Chief Michael Gilbert

Navy Diver Chief Petty Officer Micheal Gilbert discusses his real-life challenges and Deep-Sea Story-filled dive career in his new and soon-to-be-published book "Fouled Anchor." Chief Gilbert entered the Navy in May 1998 an...

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