Joseph Castillo of the Coast Guard said: "Our people are very highly trained in survival techniques.
"They are very highly trained, with specialized skills for dealing with close-quarters combat and unique situations posed by weapons of mass destruction".
"Our team had been very highly trained in crisis attack response," said Simpson, pointing out that Nice had long been considered a potential attack target under France's heightened terrorism alert.
"But this is seven people, a unit, a group of marines who are very highly trained".
They are very highly trained and require specialized certification beyond other commercial divers.
"Intimation that this group of service members - each of whom are very highly trained and under strict, continuous scrutiny - abused or otherwise purposely mishandled the detainees in their charge simply does not withstand intellectual rigour".
These are very highly trained women who are using every bit of safety equipment they can.
He was very highly recommended.
It was very highly charged.
