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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2025 · 44 MIN

From Rescue Swimmer to Navy Helicopter Aircraft Commander | Leadership at 1,000 Feet

from Calm in the Chaos - U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer Podcast · host Brian Dickinson

From jumping into raging seas to commanding from the skies—this is the evolution of leadership under pressure.In this episode, we sit down with a former U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer who became a Helicopter Aircraft Commander, leading life-or-death missions with precision and grit.Calm in the Chaos: The Rescue Swimmer Podcast Untold Stories from U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmers Huck Collins started his 22 year Naval career as an Aviation Rescue Swimmer before becoming an officer and helicopter pilot. We share some fun stories from our time in SAR school together in 1993 and Huck brings us through an interesting rescue in the Persian Gulf, which started as a humanitarian effort gone sideways.So Others May Live! Rescue Swimmer ShopUse 10% discount code: DICKINSON10 For more content, subscribe to our channel and follow @TheCalmintheChaosPodcast:Twitter: https://x.com/briancdickinson/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandickinson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalmintheChaosPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecalminthechaospodcast/ #NavySpecialOperationsPodcast #RescueSwimmerPodcast #MilitaryPodcast

From jumping into raging seas to commanding from the skies—this is the evolution of leadership under pressure.In this episode, we sit down with a former U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer who became a Helicopter Aircraft Commander, leading life-or-death missions with precision and grit.Calm in the Chaos: The Rescue Swimmer Podcast Untold Stories from U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmers Huck Collins started his 22 year Naval career as an Aviation Rescue Swimmer before becoming an officer and helicopter pilot. We share some fun stories from our time in SAR school together in 1993 and Huck brings us through an interesting rescue in the Persian Gulf, which started as a humanitarian effort gone sideways.So Others May Live! Rescue Swimmer ShopUse 10% discount code: DICKINSON10 For more content, subscribe to our channel and follow @TheCalmintheChaosPodcast:Twitter: https://x.com/briancdickinson/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandickinson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalmintheChaosPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecalminthechaospodcast/ #NavySpecialOperationsPodcast #RescueSwimmerPodcast #MilitaryPodcast

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