# Brian Dickinson

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Hoisted Down to the Orion Capsule | Artemis II Astronaut Recovery Rescue Swimmer Chris Upton | Ep. 60

The whole world watched the Orion capsule splash down in the Pacific and the U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer hanging from a cable beneath an MH-60S Sea Hawk—lowered down to bring the astronauts home from the Moon. In this episode of Calm in the Chaos, Chris Upton shares what it was like to be ...

Artemis II Splashdown, Astronaut Recovery | Aviation Rescue Swimmer Sean Sondergaard | Ep. 59

When NASA's Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific off the coast of San Diego, four astronauts came home from the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. And right there—feet from the capsule, voice on the radio, eyes on every moving piece—was a U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer. In this e...

A Secret Six-Day Mission Into Iraq & "The Only One Who Ever Rescued a Rescue Swimmer" | Aviation Rescue Swimmer Scott Haskell | Ep. 62

Scott Haskell and his crewmate Tater have a standing joke: they're one of the only rescue swimmers who ever rescued a rescue swimmer. In this episode of Calm in the Chaos, Anthony Haskell shares 20 years in Naval Aviation—from a 100-mile scramble to recover a downed EA-6B crew, to a secret six-d...

Blind on Mount Everest Brian Dickinson’s Faith-Filled Descent When Sight Fails But Faith Stands

What happens when you go blind at 29,000 feet on Mount Everest?In this episode of Between the Prayer and the Promise, Laneice Leads sits down with Brian Dickinson—former U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer, solo Mount Everest summiter, keynote speaker, and author of Blind Descent—to unpack one of t...

From Rescuing a SEAL to Flying Dust-Off Missions in Iraq | Shane Hallesy | Ep. 63

A Navy SEAL missed the deck during a night fast-rope insertion, and it fell to Shane Hallesy to go in after him—one small piece of a career that spans Navy rescue swimmer, Army Blackhawk pilot, and federal law enforcement aviator. In this episode of Calm in the Chaos, Shane Hallesy shares 5 year...

From Abuse & Abandonment to Saving Lives as an Aviation Rescue Swimmer Dave Hancock | Ep. 64

Some men are forged by the ocean. Dave Hancock was forged by fire long before he ever hit the water. In this episode of Calm in the Chaos, Dave Hancock shares 21 years of service as a U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer — a career that began after a childhood almost no one survives: born premature...

26 Years, 10 Deployments & Full Circle at Rescue Swimmer School | Jeff Plowman | Ep. 65

Not every rescue swimmer's story is about the water. Some of the most important ones are about who gets built in the schoolhouse. In this episode of Calm in the Chaos, newly retired Senior Chief Jeff Plowman looks back on 26 years and 10 deployments as a U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer — a car...

A Helicopter Mishap, a Memorial Flight & a Midnight Pilot Rescue | Chris Allen | Ep. 66

Some rescue swimmers wait years for the call. Chris Allen waited 11 — and when it finally came, it was two fighter pilots floating in the dark Pacific after an ejection gone sideways. In this episode of Calm in the Chaos, Chris Allen shares 18 years of service as a U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimm...

Blind and Alone on Top of the World

In 2024, amateur mountaineer Brian Dickinson is attempting to scale his fourth major peak in just three years. It’s the turn of Mount Everest, as the navy veteran takes on the tallest of them all. But after the triumph of reaching the summit, Brian’s whole world suddenly turns white and his life ...

Pinatubo, the Philippines & Finding Faith After PTSD | Rescue Swimmer Kevin Trainor | Ep. 67

Before the standards, before the safety protocols, there was a different era of rescue swimmer — and Kevin Trainor lived through all of it. In this episode of Calm in the Chaos, Kevin Trainor shares his years of service in the U.S. Navy, most of them as an Aviation Rescue Swimmer, starting out as...