Pfc. Javier Ortiz, left, a water treatment specialist with the 127th Quartermaster Company, and Spc. Andrea Bertarello, a generator mechanic with the 659th Support Maintenance Company, both out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, fill containers with purified water from Lagos Dos Bocas in Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23, 2017. Ortiz, who is from California, and Bertarello, who is from Italy, are helping the local residents from the municipalities of Utuado and Arecibo with potable water. The Soldiers are taking water from the lake and purifying it through a 1,500 GPH Tactical Water Purification System


Pfc. Javier Ortiz, left, a water treatment specialist with the 127th Quartermaster Company, and Spc. Andrea Bertarello, a generator mechanic with the 659th Support Maintenance Company, both out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, fill containers with purified water from Lagos Dos Bocas in Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23, 2017. Ortiz, who is from California, and Bertarello, who is from Italy, are helping the local residents from the municipalities of Utuado and Arecibo with potable water. The Soldiers are taking water from the lake and purifying it through a 1,500 GPH Tactical Water Purification System and then delivering the water to the communities. ( Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)


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