Locking in and out of a submerged submarine is not something all
Naval History readers (including this one) will have experienced, so let’s compare it with an everyday task. At the risk of sounding like a punchline, consider changing a light bulb. A simple task by itself, but let’s make it more applicable to Naval Special Warfare from undersea. Imagine you are changing a light bulb in pitch black darkness. A little bit harder now, but still achievable. Okay, so now replace the light bulb, in pitch black darkness, wearing a full scuba rig, underwater, upside-down, and on the back of a submarine under way and making way. Sound hard? Now you understand the feat the submarine force and Special Operations Forces (SUB SOF) team is performing today.