020701-N-7479T-001 Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 1, 2002) -- Chief Hospital Corpsman Mitch Pearce makes adjustments to the saturation air system during a dive on the sunken Civil War ironclad, USS Monitor, which rests 240 feet below the ocean's surface. Diving operations are designed to prepare the 22 foot diameter turret and 11-inch Dahlgren guns for salvage and recovery. Navy photo by Chief PhotographerÕs Mate Eric J. Tilford. (RELEASED) US Navy 020704-N-7479T-003 HMC Mitch Pearce

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