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    MDSU2 Divers Conduct Pierside Dives from USNS Apache [Image 2 of 6]

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    Military personnel, likely U.S. Navy divers, are being assisted with donning yellow diving helmets on what appears to be a watercraft or dock platform. Support personnel in Navy camouflage uniforms and civilian attire are helping suit up the divers in full black drysuits with scuba tanks. The setting appears to be a pre-dive preparation operation in a waterside environment.

    VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    05.08.2020

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Jeff Atherton 

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two

    200508-N-AP176-1008 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2020) - Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 put on KM37 surface-supplied dive helmets prior to conducting dives off of Military Sealift Command's fleet ocean tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) while the ship is moored pierside at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton/Released)

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    Date Taken: 05.08.2020
    Date Posted: 05.11.2020 10:13
    Photo ID: 6204839
    VIRIN: 200508-N-AP176-1008
    Resolution: 4928x3280
    Size: 940.45 KB
    Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, US
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    A military diving operation briefing is taking place on a pier or dock at a naval facility. A uniformed service member in camouflage utilities is addressing a group of divers in wetsuits equipped with scuba gear, while support personnel stand nearby under a white canopy tent. Naval vessels are visible in the background at the waterfront installation.
    Military personnel, likely U.S. Navy divers, are being assisted with donning yellow diving helmets on what appears to be a watercraft or dock platform. Support personnel in Navy camouflage uniforms and civilian attire are helping suit up the divers in full black drysuits with scuba tanks. The setting appears to be a pre-dive preparation operation in a waterside environment.
    A diver in full professional diving gear, including a distinctive yellow hard hat diving helmet with a large viewport and chrome fittings, is being prepared or checked on a dock or vessel deck. Several military personnel in various uniforms are present in the background, suggesting this is a U.S. Navy or military diving operation. The setting appears to be a waterfront facility with a tent canopy and equipment visible.
    A military diver in full diving equipment, including a yellow helmet and black Aqua Lung dry suit, is being assisted by a Navy sailor in a khaki uniform on what appears to be a ship's deck or pier. The assisting sailor, wearing digital camouflage trousers and sunglasses, is helping adjust or check the diver's gear. The setting includes shipping containers, equipment panels, and metal structural supports in the background.
    A military diving operation is underway at a waterfront facility, where personnel are lowering a diver in a metal cage into the water using a crane marked 'LARSIO' with a safe working load of 4000 lbs. Multiple uniformed Navy personnel and civilians are present on the vessel deck, monitoring and assisting the operation. The setting appears to be a naval base with vehicles, buildings, and infrastructure visible across the waterway.
    A military diver in full heavy diving gear, including a yellow Mark V-style helmet and black dry suit, is being assisted by personnel on a dock platform. The support crew member is wearing a brown t-shirt with 'Mobile Diving and Salvage' unit insignia. The scene appears to be a pre-dive equipment check or post-dive recovery at a waterfront facility.

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