Congratulations to Denver Hoyman for trying out and being selected as a Navy Aviation Rescue
Swimmer (AIRR).
Swimmer (AIRR).
Rescue swimmers are usually charged with the rescue, assessment, and rendering of medical aid
to persons in distress in the sea, on the land, or in the air. This highly specialized position is
extremely challenging.
When lives are on the line, Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmers (AIRRs) are exceptionally adept at
answering the call. These brave men and women embody the courage of America’s Navy –
Readily going into harm’s way to complete their rescue missions in some of the most extreme
environments imaginable.
As part of the most elite helicopter emergency response team in the
world, he’ll be tasked with saving the lives of people caught in waves.
world, he’ll be tasked with saving the lives of people caught in waves.
Living by the motto, “So others may live,” rescue swimmers put their skills to the test for others each time they leap into the water.