European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T of o Defi i Warr Otiis men wlm be duty from tie marines Are not the first men on the Beach when our armed Forti invade enemy others have gone before and silently in the drop from speeding boats or slip from submerged sub marines a mile or More from the Beach and swim underwater to the in they make soundings to deter mine the depth of the they gather information abet the kind of the slope of the the offshore cur underwater obstacles rigged with explosive once the quiet invaders attach More explosive charges to barbed wire and other Man made and natural silently and swiftly the shadowy figures disappear into the seconds after they reach safety of their tremendous exp jobs wrack the Beach and its approach the path is Clear for the Navy photos its a dangerous and risky business but vital to the Success at an amphibious the men who do this Job Ore the navys Webfoot Navy underwater demolition team Udo Mem Only a Man who possesses a High de Gree of physical Stam swimming Abil Ity of a a never quit spirit and a healthy respect for darkness and explosives earns the right to gain the Ulle Udo these Are the qualities he must have to keep him alive in i hazardous a rigorous 24week training course weeds out those who cant take for Atlantic Fleet sailors the first u weeks begins at the naval amphibious Little and ends at the naval station at Roosevelt puerto during his first in the Candi Date must prove that he has the strength to weather demands put on frogman Long underwater rugged obstacle underwater mental and sudden demands from treacherous each Volunteer undergoes practically every Type of physical exercise from simple pushups to Lon distance runs of aspiring frogman Roll out at s have 90 minutes to shave and dress and stand ready for at comes the first taste of the Days physical with pushups and other Calis at after 40 minutes of each Man is ready to for 90 a Welcome break featuring a Hearty breakfast awaits the trainee at the end of the by then he has really worked up an after and another come semaphore slain Long military and life Navong another then lunch and an interesting an introduction to military and is an afternoon topic no Are the safety precautions for the handling and stowing of a Irlar Over the obstacle course brings a Man la dinner with a ravenous instructors test endurance and will Power with Long and Short Dis Tance forced marches and the  obstacle and morale Are tested and improved through Beach competitive boat team judo and rape minds get a workout too from lec demonstrations and practical work in Chart life Udo opera photo Communia Handt hand first Aid and Beach the sixth week of Udo training is appropriately named hell if an applicant struggles through this he la Well on he Way to becoming the stars and stripes a qualified hell week Means Al night forced runs Marchei through Sand and can me Henry rubber boats strenuous competitive games runs Over the Obsta Cle course hours of physical condition ing and a it hour trek Over rugged courses surrounded by controlled the following weeks Are filled with More classroom runs open sea study and practice in demolitions and reconnaissance tech deploying to Camp for one the class is trained in Surv escape and land Taviga and a practice demolition raid against a the final part of the first ii weeks is spent at Roosevelt puerto Here the students practice heavy demolition make live Demoli Tion raids against a practice Island and otherwise ply their dangerous Trade under realistic the grand finale at Roosevelt and the end of the first 16 is a reconnaissance and demolition raid against an obstacle littered Beach under constant simulated fire from controlled before leaving the puerto Alcan base for the trainees Are treated to a trip to Vieques 7 sea Miles they Are transported to Vieques by have to swim a after this phase of Udo the a class reports to fort for three weeks of air Bow when they Quality As next they go to underwater swimmers school at key when they learn diving physiology and the use of self contained underwater breathing apparatus scuba Here the trainees also Are taught underwater swimming by com pass of distances of a mile or Harbor Bottom and swimming in and out of submerged at the trainee but he is not yet a full fledged Udo first he Muni undergo six months pro Bation before final the four underwater demolition teams arc  on the East and West coals two Loams it Little and i to in the Frog Man May work in Waters close to Udo Headquarters or he May operate from a High Speed transport or Dock Landing ills work May take him from the warm Waters of the Caribbean or Mediterranean to the frigid Alert of the Udo men Wear the same Wylte jumper and Bel Bottom uniform of the Ordinary and there in nothing in appearance or personality that makes them different from other Navy but there is a special something that sets them they Are the Webfoot the the men who take the risks and perform the danger and lonely lob that saves so Many lives when the Landing Craft Are lowered and the marines hit the 13