Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences Presenter of the esteemed NOGI Award

Long standing members of AUAS, both Howard and Michele Hall have been honored numerous times for their amazing underwater achievements and this month was no different! Starting off 2017 as recipients of the Our World Underwater "Outstanding Achievement Award." They were also honored as recipients of the Historical Diving Society's prestigious "HANS HASS Award" in 2016. They are truly an amazing team! Howard and Michele Hall to receive the 2016 Hans Hass Diving To Adventure A

Congratulations LESLIE! Checkout the video here and the speech HERE. Re-print from SPORTDIVER. Leslie Leaney, Executive Director of the Cayman Islands' International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) was recognized as the recipient of the 2016 Reaching Out Award. The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association’s (DEMA) Reaching Out Award honors leaders and pioneers in the dive industry for their remarkable contributions to the success and growth of the sport and dive community

PENSACOLA, Fla. — An eye surgeon and former Navy SEAL who helped transform battlefield medicine is on the front line of a national push to save the lives of civilians targeted in mass shootings and terror attacks. Frank Butler, 67, of Pensacola was the command surgeon for U.S. special operations when American forces entered Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Because of his work, all American soldiers deployed in war zones today carry tourniquets as part of their st