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href="/web/20170613055856/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2017-featured-story-archive/christian-lambertsen-secret-story-behind-scuba.html"><img class="image-inline" title="" src="/web/20170613055856im_/https://www.cia.gov/portlet_content/home-slider-images/Christian_Lambertsen_slider2.jpg/image.jpg" alt="Father of the Frogmen: Christian Lambertsen"></a></p> <div> <h2>The Secret Story Behind Scuba</h2> <div class="desc-container"><a class="rss internal-link" href="/web/20170613055856/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/index">Feature Story</a> <a class="btn3 internal-link" href="/web/20170613055856/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2017-featured-story-archive/christian-lambertsen-secret-story-behind-scuba.html">Read More</a> <p>Dr. Christian Lambertsen - the “Father of the Frogmen” - is directly responsible for most of the technology used for Combat Swimming Operations in the US today. 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