Poseidon’s Watchtower 21 | Marines, Seabees conduct beach reconnaissance [Image 23 of 28]

UKIBARU ISLAND, OKINAWA, JAPAN

06.08.2021

Photo by Sgt. Hailey Clay 

3rd Marine Logistics Group

U.S. Navy EA2 James Kuntz, engineering aid with Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC), utilizes a GeoSLAM handheld GPS surveying device to survey Ukibaru island during exercise Poseidon’s Watchtower on Ukibaru Island, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2021. Marines with 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 and UCT-2 conducted a reconnaissance of the island to hone their skills in assessing terrain for suitability of supporting maritime operations. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States, ready to support major combat operations, theater security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. UCT-2 provides a capability to support a Fleet Marine Force amphibious assault, subsequent combat service support ashore, and construction, inspection, repair and maintenance of ocean facilities in support of Navy and Marine Corps operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hailey D. Clay)

• Date Taken: 06.08.2021
• Date Posted: 06.12.2021 03:07
• Photo ID: 6687116
• VIRIN: 210608-M-LR229-0029
• Resolution: 1890x2835
• Size: 2.43 MB
• Location: UKIBARU ISLAND, OKINAWA, JP