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Female diver leaves her mark in history
March 20, 2013
By Sgt. Micah VanDyke, Third ArmyARCENT Public Affairs
Photo Credit: Sgt. Micah VanDyke, Third ArmyARCENT Public Affairs
First Lt. Christie Plackis, the fourth female diver in the history of the Army, who serves as the executive officer for the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment, currently deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., poses while resting after her underwater chainsaw training, March 6, 2013, at the Sea Point of Debarkation/Embarkation, Shuaiba Port, Kuwait. Her detachment participated in an underwater welding and hydraulic-tool training exercise lasting three weeks.