Equipment Operator 1st Class Christian Rivera, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, enters the water as a working standby diver utilizing the KM 97 hard hat diving helmet, during repair work to demolish and reconstruct a Roll-on, Roll-off Discharge Facility (RRDF) in Tinian Harbor. This type of capability will enable logistics throughput where conventional port facilities are not available. This is one of many projects ongoing by Navy Expeditionary Combat Command during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces th


Equipment Operator 1st Class Christian Rivera, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, enters the water as a working standby diver utilizing the KM 97 hard hat diving helmet, during repair work to demolish and reconstruct a Roll-on, Roll-off Discharge Facility (RRDF) in Tinian Harbor. This type of capability will enable logistics throughput where conventional port facilities are not available. This is one of many projects ongoing by Navy Expeditionary Combat Command during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photos by Lt. Tyler Baldino/Released)


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