NMCB 4 Det Chinhae Participates in Exercise Foal Eagle
By Seabee Magazine, / Published March 24, 2016
Photos by UT3 Christian Konn, NMCB 4
NMCB 4 Seabees participated in Exercise Foal Eagle, Chinhae, Republic of Korea (ROK), March 2016.Foal Eagle is a combined field training exercise conducted annually by the ROK armed forces and the U.S. Armed Forces with support of the Combined Forces Command. One of the largest military exercises in the world, it is defensive in nature and provides tactical-level units the opportunity to confirm force deployment readiness and capabilities, validate interoperability and familiarize forces with the environment. Approximately 10,600 U.S. forces participated in the exercise, with ROK forces from major ROK units representing all services also participating.
The ROK Naval Forces proposed a joint construction project with the assistance of U.S. Naval Construction Force, creating a positive impact on the integrated learning process and the relationships between Seabees from the U.S. Navy and the ROK.
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CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (Mar. 15, 2016) - Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, align mobile air strip panels during an Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) joint training exercise, Mar. 15, as part of Foal Eagle 2016. During contingency operations in the pacific, some environments may require expedient construction of an airfield landing strip to enable aerial capabilities in select areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 3rd Class Christian Konn/ Released)
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CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (Mar. 14, 2016) - Engineering Aid Constructionman Alexis Chamot records a topographical survey for the initial design of a proposed road on the Chinhae Facility during the 2016 Foal Eagle exercise Mar. 14. The Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Forces have proposed a joint construction project with the assistance of U.S. Naval Construction Engineering Corps. Joint projects have a positive impact on the integrated learning process and the relationships between U.S. Naval Seabees and the ROK Construction Battalion. Established 2001, Foal Eagle is a combined field training exercise conducted annually by the ROK Armed Forces and the U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 3rd Class Christian Konn/ Released)
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CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (Mar. 14, 2016) - Engineering Aid 1st Class Larzon Ong (Right) and Engineering Aid Constructionman Alexis Chamot (left) prepare Trimble R8 GNSS Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to take a topographical survey for the initial design of a proposed road on the Chinhae Facility during the 2016 Foal Eagle exercise, Mar. 14. The Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Forces have proposed a joint construction project with the assistance of U.S. Naval Construction Engineering Corps. Joint projects have a positive impact on the integrated learning process and the relationships between U.S. Naval Seabees and the ROK Seabees. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 3rd Class Christian Konn/ Released)
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CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (Mar. 8, 2016) - Builder Third Class Brian Hawkins assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, and a Republic of Korea (ROK) Seabee, carry a 75-pound concrete block up a flight of stairs to deconstruct a portable pier during the 2016 Foal Eagle joint training exercise, Mar. 8. Foal Eagle is a combined field training exercise conducted annually by the ROK armed forces and the U.S. Armed Forces with the support of the Combined Forces Command. One of the largest military exercises in the world, it is defensive in nature and provides tactical level units the opportunity to confirm force deployment readiness, capabilities, validate interoperability and familiarize forces with the environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 3rd Class Christian Konn/ Released
