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The Combat Diver Qualification Course is a tough test of participants' diving know-how and ability to perform under pressure.

The exercise itself is proof that the Pentagon’s focus on Great Power Competition with near-peer adversaries has prompted Army special operations leaders to pay more emphasis to the combat diving capability.

Conditions may change a bit. so all of those lessons could be of benefit to the remaining boys and coach in the cave. >> we've seen the pictures out of northern thailand. they've been lucky, last several days they had enormous luck, monsoon rains seem to have held off. john mcguire, to sanjay's point, as they continue the rescues, you do have to imagine they are learning. do you think perhaps they did figure out a way to get beyond the barrier and get more oxygen tanks down in the caves to get the five other people out now and not have to wait another day? >> you know, in perfect weather condi...

Have said which is these combat divers literally maneuvering kids that can't swim, they can't see, they're scared out of their mind through these narrow passages. we've already seen one thai navy seal you lose his life for this cause, they're exhausted, it's a 12 -- 11-, 12-hour journey, all of those variables remind us why we're covering something like this from here in america so far flung, so much risk, so much courage, international involvement, u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s on the ground. this is an international effort. ed: if you look at that picture on the left, i think what's significant, the l...

Troo troops. here in the united states, one of their elite training facilities is marking its 50th year. it's in key west. military members from the united states and other countries train to become combat divers who take on the difficult and dangerous task of navigating missions under water. about one in three students enrolled in the course fails. our steve harigan is at the facility in key west this afternoon. >> reporter: keep in mind, these students to begin with are already rangers or green beret army special forces members. really for 1/3 of them not to cut the muster in this course tel...