More than a dozen Marines with 2nd Intelligence Battalion,
II Marine Expeditionary Force left their base of operations
at Camp Lejeune, N.C., to test their recently developed
underwater survey techniques off the coast of California
July 14-17, 2014. The unit pioneered a hydrographic survey
program less than two years ago, and started deploying their
techniques to various training sites during the last six
months.
The program now allows them the conduct detailed
examinations of the terrain below the waves, which is a
unique capability in the Marine Corps. Survey personnel
collect detailed scans of the ocean floor and river
environments to provide Marine operations with an accurate
picture of operational environments.
Their mission to
California allowed them to test their new techniques far
away from their base of support as a way to proof the
program's viability in deployed environments. Interviews:
Lance Cpl. Rob Govitz, geospatial intelligence analyst,
Lapeer, Mich. Staff Sgt. Daniel Weybright, hydro survey team
chief, Middlefield, Conn.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Paul
Peterson Edited by USA Patriotism!
Marines Pioneer
