Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) conduct an underwater survey of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The video, collected to document the marine environment on Nov. 28 between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. HST, depicts the two points of contact the aircraft has with the coral and the remainder of the aircraft floating above. The Navy is developing a plan to remove the aircraft that prioritizes safety of people (salvage workers), safety of the environment and restoring combat capability of the aircraft. The Navy is conducting a thorough investigation of the mishap to determine the cause and prevent similar mishaps in the future. The P-8A is assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 “Skinny Dragons,”...
As Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz continues to get closer to becoming fully operational in the Indo-Pacific. Training facilities are also nearing completion. Marine Corps Systems Commands Program Manager for Training Systems has started conducting target calibration from Sept. 25 to Oct. 27 and live-fire testing Nov. 27 to Dec. 15. This marks the very first live-fire activity at the Live-Fire-Training-Range-Complex and will start the...
