100712-N-9769P-480 SOLOMON ISLAND, Md. (July 12, 2010) Navy Diver 1st Class Ronald Byrum applies soapy water to the air supply connections on the Kirby Morgan 37 diving helmet of Navy Diver 1st Class Dean Bates to check for air leaks. Both divers are assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and are conducting mixed-gas and air diving operations aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jayme Pastoric/Released) US Navy 100712-N-9769P-480 Navy Diver 1st Class Ronald Byrum applies soapy wate

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100712-N-9769P-480 SOLOMON ISLAND, Md. (July 12, 2010) Navy Diver 1st Class Ronald Byrum applies soapy water to the air supply connections on the Kirby Morgan 37 diving helmet of Navy Diver 1st Class Dean Bates to check for air leaks. Both divers are assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and are conducting mixed-gas and air diving operations aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jayme Pastoric/Released) US Navy 100712-N-9769P-480 Navy Diver 1st Class Ronald Byrum applies soapy water to the air supply connections on the Kirby Morgan 37 diving helmet of Navy Diver 1st Class Dean Bates to check for air leaks

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