
NMCB 1 Completes Field Training Exercise
By ggranger, / Published March 1, 2018
Story by MC3 Alexa Trafton, NMCB 1 Public Affairs
Seabees completed a two-week Field Training Exercise (FTX) on board Camp Shelby, Mississippi on February 22, 2018.
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 operated across Camp Shelbys rugged terrain while the FTX simultaneously tested the battalions ability to enter and secure hostile locations, execute expeditionary construction, and defend against enemy attacks.
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Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Brandon Collins, from Hampshire, Illinois, operates a M2HB machine gun during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 Field Training Exercise (FTX) on board Camp Shelby, Mississippi, February 23, 2018. (Photo by MC1 Brannon Deugan)
It demonstrated our ability to operate in a forward deployed location to accomplish contingency engineering and support for mission commanders, said Senior Chief Constructionman Timothy Weisenburg, operations department chief. The Seabees of NMCB 1 performed stellar across the board and set high standards throughout the exercise.
During the exercise, NMCB 1 completed multiple site jumps where the entire battalion and its equipment moved from an established base to a non-secure area. Seabees provided their own security, while moving to and setting up the new Forward Operating Base.
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CAMP SHELBY, Mississippi (February 21, 2018) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Batttalion (NMCB) 1 and Marines assigned to Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion assemble the Mabey Johnson bridge during a Field Training Exercise on board Camp Shelby, Mississippi, February 21, 2018. The FTX provides a robust training environment where Seabee forces plan and execute multiple mission essential tasks including convoy security, force protection, and camp buildup prior to deployment. NMCB 1 is a Seabee Battalion specializing in contingency construction, disaster response, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexa Trafton)

CAMP SHELBY, Mississippi (February 9, 2018) Steelworker 3rd Class Reigan Kempt, from Grove, Oklahoma, trains in a fighting position during a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 Field Training Exercise (FTX) on board Camp Shelby, Mississippi, February 9, 2018. The FTX provides a robust training environment where Seabee forces plan and execute multiple mission essential tasks including convoy security, force protection, and camp buildup prior to deployment. NMCB 1 is a Seabee Battalion specializing in contingency construction, disaster response, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexa Trafton)

CAMP SHELBY, Mississippi (February 11, 2018) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 and Marines assigned to Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion pose for a group photo on a completed Medium Girder bridge during Field Training Exercise (FTX) on board Camp Shelby, Mississippi, February 11, 2018. The FTX provides a robust training environment where Seabee forces plan and execute multiple mission essential tasks including convoy security, force protection, and camp buildup prior to deployment. NMCB 1 is a Seabee Battalion specializing in contingency construction, disaster response, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brannon Deugan)