CLB-15: Water Purification during Alligator Dagger [Image 5 of 5]

DJIBOUTI

09.10.2017

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty B Kilcrease 

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

DJIBOUTI, Africa – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element provide potable water to Marines during Alligator Dagger, Sept. 10, 2017. Combat Logistics Battalion 15 purified water from the ocean using the Light Weight Purification System (LWPS) to sustain the force during Alligator Dagger. The filtered water was subsequently transported to multiple ranges around Djibouti. As a Task Force 51/5 asset, 15th MEU-America Amphibious Ready Group provides CENTCOM unmatched crisis response, theater security cooperation and integrated special operations support fostering cooperative military solutions at the operational and tactical levels in the world’s most challenging regions. Alligator Dagger is the largest regional amphibious combat rehearsal designed to integrate and synchronize capabilities that are available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease)

• Date Taken: 09.10.2017
• Date Posted: 09.25.2017 10:41
• Photo ID: 3804425
• VIRIN: 170910-M-KN503-018
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 671.84 KB
• Location: DJ