First Lt. Daniel Asheim is the platoon commander of Improved Ribbon Bridge Platoon, Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. IRB Plt, Bridge Co., 9th ESB executed a bridge erection boat (BEB) operator licensing exercise Jan. 29, 2019 at Naha Military Port. BEBs are used to move and connect Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) bays, which is a tactical bridging system that can span an across bodies of water greater than 100 meters. Tactical bridging, specifically wet-gap crossing, is a unique function within logistics combat element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and ensures mobility across rivers and waterways throughout the Indo-Pacific area of operations. Asheim is a native of New York City, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)
Date Taken: | 01.29.2019 |
Date Posted: | 02.01.2019 05:58 |
Photo ID: | 5068907 |
VIRIN: | 190129-M-IU921-2234 |
Resolution: | 4480x6720 |
Size: | 13.18 MB |
Location: | NAHA, OKINAWA, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 40 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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