Calm in the Chaos - U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer Podcast

Night Mountain Rescue: Split-Second Decision Between Life and Death | Navy SAR Mission


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High in the mountains and deep in the night, a U.S. Navy Rescue Swimmer faces an impossible decision: attempt a risky extraction or leave someone behind. This episode unpacks the intensity of a real nighttime mountain rescue where every second mattered—and lives were on the line.Calm in the Chaos: The Rescue Swimmer Podcast Untold Stories from U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmers Melissa Dixon is a former U.S. Navy Surface Rescue Swimmer turned Aviation Rescue Swimmer. In this second part of her interview, Melissa talks about her time assigned to NAS Whidbey SAR in Washington State. She includes a hectic life and death situation she encountered during a rescue in the Cascade Range. (Part 2)So Others May Live! For more content, subscribe to our channel and follow @TheCalmintheChaosPodcast:Twitter: https://x.com/briancdickinson/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandickinson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalmintheChaosPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecalminthechaospodcast/ #NavySpecialOperationsPodcast #RescueSwimmerPodcast #MilitaryPodcast

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Calm in the Chaos - U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer PodcastBy Brian Dickinson