MALAKAL ISLAND KOROR, Palau (Sep. 23, 2021) A container of Lightweight Water Purification Systems (LWPS) is offloaded off of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF-9) at the Port of Palau to demonstrate Seabee capabilities in support of fleet operations.
LWPS provide freshwater redundancy at austere harbors with no potable water. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 is forward-deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, theater security cooperation, and support Fleet maneuver in the U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. Photo by Steelworker 3rd Class Taylor Myers. Your donations for yellow ribbon care package troops support boosts the morale of active duty deployed service members like these worldwide.