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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class James Aldridge, right, explains pile wraps to Australian Clearance Diving Team 1 during a pier maintenance training mission as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 12, 2016. Aldridge is a hospital corpsman assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2, which led the training mission. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charles E. White

Explaining Pile Wraps

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class James Aldridge, right, explains pile wraps to Australian Clearance Diving Team 1 during a pier maintenance training mission as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 12, 2016. Aldridge is a hospital corpsman assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2, which led the training mission. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charles E. White

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