No river too wide: Engineer, air team builds bridges in Okinawa [Image 4 of 8]

OKINAWA, JAPAN

11.02.2015

Photo by Cpl. Drew Tech 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Marines move a component of a 15-bay Improved Ribbon Bridge as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter descends to airlift more bridge components into the water in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during Blue Chromite 2016, Nov. 2, 2015. This was the first time that Improved Ribbon Bridges, flat modular-floating platforms that bridge wet gaps, were inserted by air on Okinawa. Blue Chromite is a large-scale amphibious exercise that draws primarily from III Marine Expeditionary Force’s training resources on Okinawa. The location of the training allows participating units to maintain a forward-deployed posture and eliminates the cost of traveling to train. The Marines are with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The Super Stallion is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.02.2015
• Date Posted: 11.02.2015 06:07
• Photo ID: 2261288
• VIRIN: 151102-M-GX711-262
• Resolution: 3072x1728
• Size: 1.97 MB
• Location: OKINAWA, JP