SAN DIEGO -- Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Vlasak, a gunners mate attached to Regional Dive Locker West, assists Petty Officer 2nd Class Mason Amos, a food service specialist attached to Regional Dive Locker West, during pre-dive safety checks at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot here October 22.
The dive team conducted a training dive with the unit's remote operating vehicle (ROV), an unmanned, highly maneuverable underwater video and data robot used to aid the Coast Guard with pier sweeps, vessel sweeps, search and recovery, and the detection of improvised explosive devices (IED). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa Hauck)