Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, the on scene commander of Task Element CSS Georgia, supervises as a piece of casemate, made of railroad ties and timber, which served as the outer layer of armor for CSS Georgia, is raised from the Savannah River.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, the on scene commander of Task Element CSS Georgia, supervises as a piece of casemate, made of railroad ties and timber, which served as the outer layer of armor for CSS Georgia, is raised from the Savannah River. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/2 and explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 are working in conjunction with archeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to salvage and preserve CSS Georgia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight) File# 150814-N-WB378-121