The Kopaska is the premier frogman and underwater demolition unit of the Indonesian Navy. The unit's motto is Tan Hana Wighna Tan Sirna. The unit's main duties are underwater demolition, destroying ma
The first class of Kopaska, carrying boats from Kebajoran to Tandjung Priok beach, Djakarta, circa 1963.
The Indonesian Navy soldiers participating in the frogman training took part in a diving endurance test as one of the mandatory qualifications of Kopaska.
Kopaska during Jungle warfare
Kopaska operators conducts infiltration exercise using KRI Ardadedali – 404 combat submarine.
A frogman is someone who is trained in scuba diving or swimming underwater. The term often applies more to professional rather than recreational divers, especially those working in a tactical capacity
KOPASKA
…The Kopaska (Indonesian: Komando Pasukan Katak, lit. 'Frogman Forces Command') is the premier frogman and underwater demolition unit of the Indonesian Navy. The unit's motto is Tan Hana Wighna Tan Sirna (Sanskrit for "There is no obstacle that cannot…
A SEAL Delivery Team member climbs aboard a delivery vehicle before launching from the back of the submarine USS Philadelphia.
Maritime law enforcement specialists at Regional Dive Locker East in Portsmouth, Va., prepare for a training dive
A 1945 British navy frogman with complete gear, including the Davis apparatus, a rebreather originally conceived in 1910 by Robert Davis as an emergency submarine escape set.
A French frogman with chest counterlung loop rebreather with two breathing tubes (model "Oxygers", 1957).