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Video by Spc. John Weaver

Yakima Strike 21 - Wet Gap Crossing

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Aug. 16, 2021 | 2:00

The U.S. Army 555th Engineer Brigade, operating out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, joined by U.S. Army Reserve components from across the Pacific Northwest, conducted a wet gap crossing exercise on the Columbia River as part of Yakima Strike 21 at Yakima Training Center in Washington, August 16-17, 2021. Wet gap crossings are a critical engineer task, enabling U.S. forces to provide maximum support to both military and humanitarian mobility operations. Partnering units during the exercise included the 321st Engineer Battalion; the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment; the 671st Multi-Role Bridging Company; the 374th Sapper Company; the 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; the 170th Military Police Company and the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. John Weaver)