Photo by Spc. Chandler Coats | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.18.2023
A barge anchored in the Puget Sound serves as the surface-level base of operations for the U.S. Army 86th Engineer Dive Detachment near Blaine, Washington, July 18, 2023. The detachment stored all of its equipment on this barge, including a recompression chamber, a unique asset that enabled them to complete this mission for the Washington Department of Natural Resources much more......
Photo by Spc. Chandler Coats | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.18.2023
U.S. Soldiers with the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment pull up a derelict crab pot and rope that was retrieved from the bottom of the Puget Sound during a deepwater dive near Blaine, Washington, July 18, 2023. The detachment spent nearly four weeks performing multiple dives each day, incorporating training into this real-world mission as part of the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness......
Photo by Spc. Chandler Coats | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.18.2023
U.S. Soldiers from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment prepare to jump in the water for a deep water dive to retrieve derelict fishing nets in the Puget Sound near Blaine, Washington, July 17, 2023. The U.S. Army partnered with the Washington Department of Natural Resources to locate and retrieve these hazards, funded through the Innovative Readiness Training program. The IRT is a Department of......
Photo by Spc. Chandler Coats | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.18.2023
U.S. Army divers from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment conduct final safety checks on the surface before beginning a deepwater dive to retrieve derelict fishing nets, crab pots, and other hazards to marine life on the bottom of the Puget Sound near Blaine, Washington, July 18, 2023. Lost equipment poses a significant risk to the marine ecosystem as it continues to "ghost fish," ensnaring and......
Photo by Spc. Chandler Coats | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.18.2023
U.S. Soldiers from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment prepare to conduct deep water dives up to 190 feet to retrieve derelict fishing nets, crab pots and other manmade hazards to marine life on the bottom of the Puget Sound near Blaine Washington, July 18, 2023. Lost equipment poses a significant risk to the marine ecosystem as it continues to "ghost fish," ensnaring and killing sea life. (U.S.......
Photo by Spc. Chandler Coats | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.17.2023
U.S. Army divers from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment jump into the water of the Puget Sound to begin a deepwater dive to retrieve derelict fishing nets near Blaine, Washington, July 17, 2023. Army divers are uniquely suited for this mission as they can dive deeper than civilians and can complete this operation in a much more cost-effective manner versus hiring private contractors. (U.S.......
Photo by Spc. Chandler Coats | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.17.2023
U.S. Army dive supervisors from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment perform final equipment inspections on two Soldiers preparing to dive up to 190 feet to retrieve derelict fishing nets, crab pots and other manmade hazards to marine life on the bottom of the Puget Sound near Blaine Washington, July 17, 2023. The Soldiers wear a stainless steel dive helmet with lines providing air and pure......
Photo by Spc. Chandler Coats | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.17.2023
U.S. Soldiers from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment inspect equipment and go through readiness checklists in preparation for a deep water dive up to 190 feet to retrieve derelict fishing nets, crab pots and other manmade hazards to marine life on the bottom of the Puget Sound near Blaine Washington, July 18, 2023. The detachment spent nearly four weeks performing multiple dives each day,......
