Joint service operation [Image 15 of 20]

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, UNITED STATES

06.13.2008

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric Lippmann 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Army Spc. Paul Riedner, a diver assigned to the 86th Engineering Dive Team out of Fort Eustis, Va., uses an underwater exothermic cutting system to remove a handrail from the surface of the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 that rests on the bottom of the Providence River. U.S. Navy and Army divers along with federal, state and local authorities participate in a joint service operation to raise the sunken former Russian submarine Juliett 484, at Collier Point Park in Providence, R.I. Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Company 2-1 (MDS CO 2-1), U.S. Army Dive Company and NAVSEA OOC Support Unit prepare to stabilize and recover the former soviet cruise missile submarine that sank at her mooring point in about 30 feet of water during a nor'easter, which struck Providence in April of 2007. This training exercise is part of the DoDs Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program. Through IRT, military divers receive training by taking part of real-world, community-based projects. IRT and civil-military projects improve military readiness and help rebuild America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Crawford/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.13.2008
• Date Posted: 07.29.2014 05:28
• Photo ID: 1470176
• VIRIN: 080613-N-RL404-096
• Resolution: 2373x3326
• Size: 1.22 MB
• Location: PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, US