 As the early morning mist rolls across Shueva Port in Kuwait, things seem to be a bit quiet. But below the surface there is plenty of activity, as army divers on loan to the 595th Transportation Brigade start to look for mines or improvised explosive devices. Staff Sergeant Tevin Curry is the diving supervisor, but he won't touch the water on this mission. Instead he trusts the task of clearing IEDs to a young private from Yuma, Arizona. He's efficient when he's in the water. He still has a lot to learn, but that's to be expected. It's somebody from his level, but he shows that enthusiasm that makes me want to be a better supervisor and makes me want to teach that much more when I see soldiers that come and show that level and willingness to learn. Right now it's about 115 degrees out here on the pier. There's low visibility in the water, but those aren't some of the biggest challenges that these divers will face. Trying to stay hydrated, if I'm being honest. Even in the water you think we cool down a little bit, but once we start swimming and we're fending our butts off down there to try and get this quay wall search for any IEDs or foreign objects, we're trying to get in and out and be proficient in there. So I'd say that's probably my biggest obstacle out here, staying hydrated for sure and staying cool. A ship moving through the ports in Kuwait could potentially load, offload hardware and supplies worth billions of dollars. It's no surprise that Colonel Ricardo Sierra, who recently took over command of the 595th, wanted to personally see the divers perform their craft. Private Guzman, the diver right now in the water, is an example of the strength of our army. He's not here by himself. He has his section leader, his squad who made all the checks to make sure he's successful at his mission. Total confidence on him. Though army divers are just one element it takes to move cargo in the Middle East, add them to the mix of engineers, civilians and soldiers, and you have something the military likes to call total force integration. This is a good example of how we project power worldwide. For the 595th Transportation Brigade, I'm Paul Harris.