Dispatches From Puerto Rico
As part of FORCE BLUE’s continuing work with NOAA and local coral restoration experts Sea Ventures Pro Dive Center following Hurricane Maria, FORCE BLUE team diver, U.S. Army Veteran Nathan Quinn,...
Coral Reef Restoration in Puerto Rico
By Cyndi Edwards - Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico. Coral reefs on the island were shattered by the storm. Force blue is a nonprofit made up of special operations combat veterans that use...
These Special Ops Heroes Are on a Mission to Save the Planet
By LifeFlip Media - They protected our country with their lives. Now, these special ops veterans are on a new mission: restore decimated coral reefs across the planet, and in the process, heal...
Fighting for Coral: FORCE BLUE Coral Response Highlights NOAA Vet Training Program
By NOAA Fisheries - A partnership between NOAA, FEMA, nonprofits and a local enterprise is one of many engaging military veterans and restoring important ecosystems—this time helping revive coral...
These veterans have a mission: This time, it’s fighting for coral
By NOAA - A team of military veterans is putting their hard-earned skills toward a different challenge: Restoring damaged corals in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. Divers from Force Blue — in...
FORCE BLUE for Our Ocean: Giving Warriors a Cause, Giving a Cause its Warriors
By Ocean Conservancy - Three words that drive the mission of Force Blue, an initiative that unites the community of Special Operations veterans with the world of coral reef conservation for the...
Inspiration from FORCE BLUE: Helping Veterans and the Planet
By FSR - It is always exciting to meet new people and to learn about their interests and causes. This weekend was one such example in which I learned about an organization and its powerful...
FORCE BLUE Assists with Coral Restoration in Florida Keys
By Dive Training - For nine days in late October, six members of FORCE BLUE worked alongside National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) in coral...
Operation: Coral Rescue is under way
By NOAA - The team: A group of Special Operations veterans and coral scientists. The mission: Restoring thousands of coral damaged by recent hurricanes. It might seem like an impossible mission, but...
Veterans embark on new mission restoring reefs in Puerto Rico
By Defense Visual Information Distribution Service - In the Caribbean, coastal communities rely on the natural barrier of coral reefs to protect themselves from the ever-growing threat of rising sea...
Looks like the Keys reef is as resilient as its people
By FL Keys News - With the help of several organization, including the Coral Restoration Foundation, thousands of small corals were rescued by being epoxied to the bottom or wedged into spurs, hard...
FORCE BLUE Gives Former Combat Divers A Mission Mind-Set
By DeeperBlue.com - While there’s more than one program that uses scuba diving as therapy for returned military veterans, there’s only one nonprofit that provides mission-based therapy for former...