LWPS | Poseidon's Watchtower

Credit: Lance Cpl. Madison Santamaria | Date Taken: 06/11/2021
U.S. Marines assigned to 9th Engineering Support Battalion and U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 operate a Lightweight Water Purification System (LWPS) on W-174 Joint Okinawa Training Range Complex, an uninhabited island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, as part of joint exercise Poseidon’s Watchtower, June 11, 2021. Poseidon’s Watchtower is a multi-domain exercise designed to simulate the establishment of Expeditionary Advanced Base operations through joint service integration. NMCB 4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States ready to support major combat operations, theater security, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief operations. Seabees provide engineering and civil support to Navy, Marine Corps, and joint operational forces globally. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Madison Santamaria)