
“It rains almost every single day here, which we know is a blessing to the Ugandans, but it makes for a challenging project, especially working on a drainage feature crossing,” said Daly. “This is exactly the kind of work we joined the Navy to do, so the chance to do it, regardless of the environment, is exciting.”
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Tags: Achwa River Uganda, Central Africa, mabey johnson bridge, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Seabees, ugandan bridges, ugandan infrastructure
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On the banks of the mighty Tigris River, a track excavator slowly inched forward, pushing a land-based on ramp towards a pontoon suspension bridge.
Simple pins, connecting the two, marked the Aug. 31 completion of a spectacular engineering effort from three separate engineer entities that took a month to complete.
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Members of the Australian Reconstruction Task Force and Task Force Castle’s 420th Engineer Brigade completed the emplacement of two Mabey Johnson bridges near Andar and Moqur in eastern Afghanistan.
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Tags: Afghan Highway 1, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Road Initiative, Andar, mabey johnson bridge, Moqur, taliban, U.S. Agency for International Development
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A view of the new Rustimiyah land bridge from the old bridge, Feb. 28
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By Staff Sgt. Sean Riley, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
The rusty remains of a temporary steel bridge were removed from over the Diyala River, Feb. 28, after the opening of the new Rustimiyah Bridge.
The 74th Engineer [...]
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Tags: diyala river, government of iraq, mabey johnson bridge, Rustimiyah
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