Equipment Operator Jon M. Wawrek (right) from Syracuse,
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Equipment Operator Jon M. Wawrek (right) from Syracuse, N.Y., and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael A. Castaldi from Milford, Conn., both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, cap an artesian well to harness this natural source of water for sustaining U.S. and allied forces operating in the Panjwai district of Zangabad, Afghanistan, for years to come. The well was tapped by NMCB-11's water well crew at a depth of 680-feet. Homeported in Gulfport, Miss., NMCB-11 is deployed to Afghanistan to conduct general, mobility, survivability engineering operations, defensive operations, Afghan National Army partnering and detachment of units in combined/joint operations area - Afghanistan in order to enable the neutralization of the insurgency and support improved governance and stability.
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