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.
The U.S. Army
2019-08-12 20:00:00
<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/35703177@N00/48625927013/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/35703177@N00/48625927013/</a>