U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Michael Fink, who serves as a platoon leader with the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, Inf. Brig. Combat Team, 25th Inf. Division, and a Fijian Soldier serving with the 3rd Battalion, Fiji Inf. Regt., transplant a piece of healthy coral by fixing it to a steel grate with cable fasteners, during a coastal and reef revitalization project for Exercise Cartwheel 2019, near Nadi, Fiji, Aug. 13. Part of both the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's defense strategy is to addresses climate change. Opportunities, such as Exercise Cartwheel, provide a platform to deepen understanding and preparedness, which strenthens and enhances key relationships with partner nations for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Date Taken: | 08.13.2019 |
Date Posted: | 08.18.2019 19:24 |
Photo ID: | 5677853 |
VIRIN: | 190813-Z-MA638-0010 |
Resolution: | 3734x2801 |
Size: | 7.04 MB |
Location: | NADI, FJ |
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