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    Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 Constructs River Barrier in Western Iraq [Image 3 of 10]

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    Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 Constructs River Barrier in Western Iraq

    Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Conner (L) and Pety Officer 2nd Class Jose Soto, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 move sections of GeoFabric that will be used to retard the vegetation growth under three rows of triple strand concertina security wire on a mid-stream island on the Euphrates River. The Army's 341st Multi Role Bridge Company assisted the Seabees in this high profile joint service small craft incursion barrier project located on the Euphrates River near the city of Husaybah in Western Iraq. The Seabees of NMCB 27, also known as the 'Skibees", homeported in Brunswick Maine are deployed to Iraq and other areas in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The tasking of the Seabees is to conduct Marine Expeditionary Forces directed construction projects for Marines and other units operating in al-Anbar province.

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    Date Taken: 01.20.2009
    Date Posted: 01.20.2009 17:02
    Photo ID: 145982
    VIRIN: 090120-N-0000R-004
    Resolution: 3872x2592
    Size: 3.7 MB
    Location: HUSAYBAH, IQ

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