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Master Sgt. Kevin Morris (left), a utilities chief and project officer for the small unit water purification system prototype, holds up the filtration system for the system during a demonstration for Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 9, 2014. The prototype is an experiment aimed at lightening the Marine Air-Ground Task Force at the platoon level, where industrial water purification systems are an impediment to unit mobility and independence. The system weighs approximately 75 pounds and allows a platoon-size element of Marines to purify 7-10 gallons of water per hour from local water sources. Additionally, the systems are designed with user-friendly piping and filters that can be assembled in minutes and limit the need for specially trained personnel. A Marine in a field environment such as the desert requires approximately two gallons of water per day, and the new system could greatly reduce the need to regularly resupply small units.
| Date Taken: | 05.09.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 05.12.2014 14:22 |
| Photo ID: | 1332662 |
| VIRIN: | 140509-M-ZB219-009 |
| Resolution: | 5276x3517 |
| Size: | 3.63 MB |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 46 |
| Downloads: | 14 |
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