Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 guide a concrete structure to its proper position while it is suspended from a crane to form the Musa Qal’eh wadi crossing. An opening ceremony for the crossing December 9 marked the success of the crossing to connect residents with markets and local government officials in the district center. It is also expected to improve the local economy. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Clayton Vonderahe) A beacon of progress, new bridge highlights development in Helmand DVIDS496536

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