Staff Sgt. Rafael Fernandez, a native of Ceiba, Puerto Rico, and a member of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard's Landing Craft Detachment (LCD), provides hand signals from the ground to the watercraft operator on Jan, 20. The members of the LCD are providing support to the PRARNG's engineers of the 130th and 190th engineer battalions by transporting personnel and construction equipment to Vieques, Puerto Rico. The engineers will be conducting cleaning works for the next 15 days to the areas surrounding the world's most luminous bioluminescent bay, Mosquito Bay, to help improve the quality of


Staff Sgt. Rafael Fernandez, a native of Ceiba, Puerto Rico, and a member of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard's Landing Craft Detachment (LCD), provides hand signals from the ground to the watercraft operator on Jan, 20. The members of the LCD are providing support to the PRARNG's engineers of the 130th and 190th engineer battalions by transporting personnel and construction equipment to Vieques, Puerto Rico. The engineers will be conducting cleaning works for the next 15 days to the areas surrounding the world's most luminous bioluminescent bay, Mosquito Bay, to help improve the quality of life of the citizens of Vieques that will also help them in maintaining the habitat of this natural resource. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo, Puerto Rico National Guard Public Affairs Office) Guardsmen begin work at Mosquito Bay, Vieques 140120-A-SM948-685


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