060801-N-7498L-046 (Aug. 1, 2006)Onboard the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC) Submarine Support Vessel, Motor Vessel (MV) KELLIE CHOUEST, USN topside personnel monitor CHIEF Navy Diver (NDC) Mark Schleef, as he takes the new Atmospheric Diving System suit for a dive 2,000 feet underwater. The test culminates 11 years of planning, designing and testing by multiple agencies. The successful test will certify the suitΘs capability of performing dives down to 2,000 feet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Mark G. Logico (RELEASED)
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Base: Mv Kellie Chouest
Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Mark G. Logico, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Beginning in ancient times, humans sought to operate under the water. The legendary origins of the submarine stretch back to 332 BC with a tale about Alexander the Great being lowered into the sea in a glass barrel to study fish. The submarine concept was thereafter consigned to the backwaters of history for some 1,800 years. This collection presents various submarines: from small and simple to nuclear-powered underwater behemoths.
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01/08/2006
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