August 16, 2021 - The 555th Engineer Brigade, operating out of Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, joined by Reserve components from across the Pacific
Northwest, conduct a wet gap crossing exercise on the
Columbia River as part of Yakima Strike 21 at Yakima
Training Center in Washington.
Wet gap crossings are a critical engineer task, enabling
U.S. forces to provide maximum support to both military and
humanitarian mobility operations.
Partnering units during the exercise included the 321st
Engineer Battalion; the 2nd General Support Aviation
Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment; the 671st Multi-Role
Bridging Company; the 374th Sapper Company; the 6th Air
Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; the 170th Military Police
Company and the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment.
