As night falls in Providence, , Navy Diver 2nd Class Kevin Eppleman directs the operation of a salvage puller that is connected to the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 during the righting process of the salvage exercise. Navy and Army divers along with federal, state, and local Authorities participated in a joint service operation to raise the sunken former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 at Collier Point Park in Providence, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit TWO, Company TWO ONE (MDS CO 2-1), Army Dive Company and NAVSEA OOC Support Unit prepared to salvage the former Sovi
As night falls in Providence, , Navy Diver 2nd Class Kevin Eppleman directs the operation of a salvage puller that is connected to the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 during the righting process of the salvage exercise. Navy and Army divers along with federal, state, and local Authorities participated in a joint service operation to raise the sunken former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 at Collier Point Park in Providence, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit TWO, Company TWO ONE (MDS CO 2-1), Army Dive Company and NAVSEA OOC Support Unit prepared to salvage the former Soviet submarine that sank at her mooring point in about 30 feet of water during a nor'easter, which struck Providence in April of 2007. This training exercise is part of the DOD's Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program. Through IRT, military divers receive training by taking part of real-world, community-based projects. IRT and civil-military projects improve military readiness and help rebuild America. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Lippmann/Released) Joint service operation to raise Juliett 484 080625-N-RL404-062
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