Army Spc. Paul Riedner, a diver with the 86th Engineering Dive Team out of Fort Eustis, Va., uses an underwater exothermic cutting system to remove a handrail from the surface of the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 at the bottom of the Providence River in Rhode Island June 13, 2008. Navy and Army divers are conducting a joint service operation with federal, state and local agencies to raise the submarine, which sank 30 feet during a Noreaster that struck the area April 2007. The exercise is part of the Department of Defenses innovative readiness training program that provides mil
Army Spc. Paul Riedner, a diver with the 86th Engineering Dive Team out of Fort Eustis, Va., uses an underwater exothermic cutting system to remove a handrail from the surface of the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 at the bottom of the Providence River in Rhode Island June 13, 2008. Navy and Army divers are conducting a joint service operation with federal, state and local agencies to raise the submarine, which sank 30 feet during a Noreaster that struck the area April 2007. The exercise is part of the Department of Defenses innovative readiness training program that provides military divers with training through real world, community-based projects. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Lippmann
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