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12 • April 25 , 2021 • Morrison County Record • www . mcrecord . com • The Ripley Reporter The Navy Divers were out on Camp Ripley ’ s ice during a sunny -12 degree afternoon Feb . 9 , 2021 . The team set up tents and cut ice chunks out of Ferrell Lake in preparation for their cold-weather dive training later that week . ( Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt . Mahsima Alkamooneh )

Navy Divers Take on MN Lakes

By Mr . Anthony Housey Camp Ripley Public Affairs
January 22 , 2021 ( CAMP RIPLEY , Minn .) – U . S . Navy divers from the Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two utilized frozen lakes on Camp Ripley to conduct under ice training as part of their annual diver ’ s certification program during February 2021 .
“ This unique event reflects the significance of Camp Ripley as a joint , inter-agency , year-round training facility ,” said Chief Warrant Officer Three Shane Haugen of Camp Ripley .
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ( MDSU ) TWO is an expeditionary mobile unit homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base ( JEB ) Little Creek-Ft . near Virginia Beach , Virginia . They deploy in support of diving and salvage operations and fleet exercises , for all major commands , all over the world .
Its primary mission is to direct highly mobile , fully trained and equipped Mobile Diving and Salvage Companies

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to perform combat harbor clearance / search and expeditionary salvage operations including diving , salvage , repair , assistance , and demolition in ports or harbors and at sea aboard United States Navy ( USN ), Military Sealift Command ( MSC ) or commercial vessels of opportunity in wartime or peacetime .
While training on Camp Ripley , the divers took part in classroom modules as well as hands-on field training under the water . Their training environment was in one of Camp Ripley ’ s most widely used lakes ; ranging from 5 to 20 feet deep with an average ice pack of over 3 feet .
U . S . Navy Dive Teams have used Camp Ripley in the past and this was the third year in a row conducting winter training . The use of all of Camp Ripley ’ s resources , natural and man-made , help units from across the United State train in a realistic environment without negatively impacting the surrounding communities or having adverse effects on the environment .

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