Arbor Day 2022 Tree Planting Ceremony [Image 2 of 3]

DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

04.29.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jan David Mercado 

U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia

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DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (April 29, 2022) – Lhemar Antipasado, the Installation Natural Resource Program Manager for Diego Garcia, a U.S. Navy foreign national direct hire who works at Public Works Department’s Environmental Division, explains to Capt. Richard D. Payne, commanding officer of Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, center, about the importance of Arbor Day and the choice of tree, intsia bijuga, during a tree planting ceremony. The ceremony was a joint effort between NSF Diego Garcia, Safety Department, Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS), and Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East Public Works Department to ensure pedestrian walkway safety near NGIS facilities and also as part of an island-wide beautification project. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado)

• Date Taken: 04.29.2022
• Date Posted: 05.05.2022 06:10
• Photo ID: 7175815
• VIRIN: 220429-N-EJ241-3007
• Resolution: 6507x4179
• Size: 2.21 MB
• Location: DIEGO GARCIA, IO
• Hometown: PAMPA, TX, US