030404-N-1050K-010 Camp Patriot, Kuwait (Apr. 4, 2003) -- Navy Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalions One and Two continue to smooth the beaches for future operations in preparation for the completion of the at Camp Patriot. Elevated Causeway System Ð Modular (ELCAS (M)) is an expeditionary pier facility for use where port facilities are damaged or nonexistent, or where surf conditions preclude direct discharge of cargo and equipment ashore. ELCAS (M) provides the capability to off-load containers from beyond the surf zone to shore via wheeled vehicles on the elevated ro
030404-N-1050K-010 Camp Patriot, Kuwait (Apr. 4, 2003) -- Navy Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalions One and Two continue to smooth the beaches for future operations in preparation for the completion of the at Camp Patriot. Elevated Causeway System Ð Modular (ELCAS (M)) is an expeditionary pier facility for use where port facilities are damaged or nonexistent, or where surf conditions preclude direct discharge of cargo and equipment ashore. ELCAS (M) provides the capability to off-load containers from beyond the surf zone to shore via wheeled vehicles on the elevated roadway structure. Seabees from Amphibious Construction Batallion 1 (ACB-1) and ACB-2 have been deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joseph Krypel. (RELEASED) US Navy 030404-N-1050K-010 Navy Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalions One and Two continue to smooth the beaches for future operations in preparation for the completion of the at Camp Patriot
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