Command Master Chief Derrick Arrington, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1) talks with Seabees assigned to a project site in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sept. 19, 2018. NMCB 1 Detachment Horn of Africa is building a medical facility in Ali Oune in support of the Ministry of Health for Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair)
U.S Navy Civil Engineer Corps Cmdr. Michael Meno, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1) commander, answers questions from Seabees assigned to a construction site in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sept. 19, 2018. Seabees with NMCB 1 Detachment Horn of Africa are building a medical facility in Ali Oune in support of the Ministry of Health for Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair)
Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detachment Horn of Africa (NMCB 1 Det-HOA), tie in stirrups for new living quarters in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sept. 19, 2018. NMCB-1, Det-HOA is building a medical facility in Ali Oune in support of the Ministry of Health for Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair)
Equipment Operator 1st Class Ryan Bright, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 Detachment Horn of Africa (NMCB 1 Det HOA) cuts plywood for living quarters at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sept. 19, 2018. Seabees with NMCB 1 Det-HOA are building a medical facility in Ali Oune in support of the Ministry of Health for Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair)
A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detachment Horn of Africa (NMCB 1 Det-HOA) ties in rebar at a construction site in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sept. 19, 2018. NMCB-1, Det HOA is building a medical facility in Ali Oune in support of the Ministry of Health for Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair)
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Sandra Elly, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1) ties in rebar at a construction site in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sept.19, 2018. Seabees from NMCB 1 Detachment Horn of Africa are building a medical facility in Ali Oune in support of the Ministry of Health for Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair)
Builder 2nd Class Gildardo Andrade, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detachment-Horn of Africa (NMCB 1, Det-HOA), observes rebar placement for new living quarters at the medical construction site in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sept. 19, 2018. Seabees with NMCB 1, Det-HOA are building a medical facility in Ali Oune in support of the Ministry of Health for Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair)
Riohacha, Colombia
Chief Equipment Operator Dennis Hill (left) and Utilitiesman 2nd Class Anthony Calleja (right), assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, tests the recharge rate of a water pump in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 20, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, lower a well pump in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 20, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, lower a well pump in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 20, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
Lt. Kristen Fregoso, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, conducts coliform bacteria testing under UV light source in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 21, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Patrick Cannon, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, dry fits plumbing fixtures in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 25, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Patrick Cannon (left) and Steelworker 3rd Class Jonathan Rowe (right), assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, dry fit plumbing fixtures in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 25, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
Equipment Operator 3rd Class Jared Schapker (left) and Equipment Operator 1st Class James Figueroa (right), assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, move the pump house into place in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 25, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Sawyer Buck, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, levels the site and spreads gravel in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 25, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
Ternate, Cavite, Philippines
Seabee Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Lambaren learns how to bend pipe to help build a school during exercise KAMANDAG 2, Sept. 10, 2018, in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines. KAMANDAG 2 is a routine training exercise that allows Marines to support the humanitarian interests of our Philippine partners. Lambaren, a native of Chula Vista, Calif., is a construction electrician assigned to 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mackenzie Carter)
Local children of Ternate show support for exercise KAMANDAG 2, in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2018. Humanitarian and civic assistance activities enable our service members to get to know each other and provide support to local communities. KAMANDAG 2 advances combined military modernization and capability development by working together and conducting subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mackenzie Carter)
Seabe Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Lambaren heats a pipe to help the Philippine Navy build a school during exercise KAMANDAG 2, in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2018. KAMANDAG is a routine training exercise that allows Marines to support the humanitarian interests of our Philippine partners. Lambaren, a native of Chula Vista, Calif., is a construction electrician assigned to 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mackenzie Carter)
Seabee Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Lambaren marks measurements as she helps the Philippine Navy build a school during exercise KAMANDAG 2, in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2018. Humanitarian and civic assistance activities enable our service members to get to know each other and provide support to local communities. Lambaren, a native of Chula Vista, Calif., is a construction electrician assigned to 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mackenzie Carter)
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Construction Electrician 2nd Class Corinna Wentz, a communications instructor assigned to Naval Construction Group 1, sets up a satellite communications antenna for a demonstration of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access capability (WCDMA), Sept 28 at Fort George G. Meade, Md. MUOS provides secure worldwide ultra-high frequency satellite communications while the WCDMA capability upgrade adapts commercial 3G cellular technology to connect users to each other and to the DoD Information Network for voice and data communications. (Photo by MC1 Samuel Souvannason)
Construction Electrician 2nd Class Corinna Wentz, a communications instructor assigned to Naval Construction Group 1, conducts a demonstration of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) capability for Rear Adm. James Butler, deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, and Rear Adm. Michael Brookes, deputy commander U.S. 10th Fleet, Sept. 28. (Photo by MC1 Samuel Souvannason)
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly talks with Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1) from Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC), Gulfport, Miss., detailed to Construction Civic Action Detail, Federated States of Micronesia (CCAD FSM), during a Sept. 29, 2018 visit to Pohnpei. The Seabees assigned to CCAD FSM are on a six-month deployment to Pohnpei to conduct civic engagements and construction projects. Modly discussed improving military-to-military cooperation, shared security interests, and our mutual desire for safety, security & prosperity in the region. Modly is on a multination visit to the Oceania region focused on strengthening partnerships and cooperation. (Photo by Cmdr. Scott McIlnay)
Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly and U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia Robert Rile participate in a ground breaking ceremony with Construction Civic Action Detail, Federated States of Micronesia (CCAD FM), at Madolenihmw High School during a Sept. 29, 2018 visit to Pohnpei. (Photo by Cmdr. Scott McIlnay)
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