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Roger Garcia is the former Operations Director of the Aquarius Reef Base underwater habitat. A retired U.S. Navy Deep Sea Diver, U.S. Marine Corps Combat Diver and current certified Association of Diving Contractors International commercial diver, he brings decades of military, commercial, and scientific diving experience. During his 23 year tenure at the Aquarius program, Roger supported, planned and supervised a combined 100 saturation missions and projects focused on scientific research, defense initiatives, and NASA’s NEEMO astronaut training analog.
Tell us about your background
My career has been shaped by life underwater. I began as a U.S. Navy diver, working across a range of disciplines from mixed-gas diving to hyperbaric medicine. After more than two decades in the military, I moved into the world of underwater habitats. That’s where everything clicked for me. Over the years, I’ve taken part in numerous habitat missions, spending months of my life living on the seafloor and supporting science, exploration, and human performance research. Those experiences defined my career and sparked a long-term commitment to ensuring that humans can safely and meaningfully live and work underwater.
