150814-N-WB378-121 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, on scene commander, Task Element CSS Georgia, supervises as a piece of casemate, made of railroad ties and timber which served as the outer layer of armor for CSS Georgia, is raised from the Savannah River. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/2 and explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 are working in conjunction with archaeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command and the Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of S

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150814-N-WB378-121 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, on scene commander, Task Element CSS Georgia, supervises as a piece of casemate, made of railroad ties and timber which served as the outer layer of armor for CSS Georgia, is raised from the Savannah River. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/2 and explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 are working in conjunction with archaeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command and the Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to salvage and preserve CSS Georgia. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight/Released)

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