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Marine Corps combat engineers from 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group and SeaBees from Naval Mobile Construction Bn. 18 work side-by-side in the construction of a 32 x 64 foot structure in support of Innovative Readiness Training Mertarvik, here July 3. IRT Mertarvik was a Marine-led, five-year, joint-service, training opportunity for Reserve components of all the branches of the U.S. military to hone their humanitarian skills, community relations and austere-condition operation capabilities, while supporting the relocation of a local Alaskan people due to rising waters, an eroding riverbank and flooding in their village. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Chad Hailey)