
Seabees Around the World: August 13, 2018
By ggranger, / Published Aug. 13, 2018
Okinawa, Japan
[caption id="attachment_16949" align="alignnone" width="618"] Lance Cpl. Michael Braceland, left, and Constructionman Ignacio Munguia, right, lift up part of a medium girder bridge during a multi-level bridging operation Aug. 9, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marines with Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group and Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 assembled and disassembled a medium girder bridge, which is used to transport personnel and equipment over large gaps and bodies of water. Braceland, a combat engineer with Bridge Co., 9th ESB, is a native of Needham, Massachusetts. Munguia, a construction electrician constructionman with NMCB 5, is a native of Corona, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terry Wong) [caption id="attachment_16948" align="alignnone" width="618"]
Marines and Sailors prepare to shift a launching nose during the disassembly phase of a multi-level bridging operation August 9, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marines with Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group and Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 assembled and disassembled a medium girder bridge, which is used to transport personnel and equipment over large gaps and bodies of water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terry Wong)
Guam, U.S.A.
[caption id="attachment_16950" align="alignnone" width="618"] Construction Electrician 3rd Class Reuben Mitchell (left), from Monrovia, Liberia, and Steelworker Constructionman Marco Cati (right), from Bartow, Florida assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Det. Guam paint a wall during the construction of a restroom and shower facility at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam August 7, 2018. NMCB-11 provides expeditionary construction and engineering capabilities that includes maintenance and operation of expeditionary bases and facilities, tactical sustainment bridging, humanitarian assistance through construction civic action details and civic action teams and theater disaster response capabilities in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Danny Ray Nunez Jr.) [caption id="attachment_16951" align="alignnone" width="618"] Utilitiesman 2nd Class Rashaad McKenzie, from St. Petersburg, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Det. Guam cuts a copper pipe during the construction of a restroom and shower facility at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, August 7, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Danny Ray Nunez Jr.) [caption id="attachment_16952" align="alignnone" width="618"] Engineering Aid 1st Class David, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, conducts a slump test on concrete, July 27, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by CE3 Class Binh Le) [caption id="attachment_16953" align="alignnone" width="618"] Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, place concrete as part of a future vehicle storage building, July 26, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Rixon Fletcher) [caption id="attachment_16954" align="alignnone" width="618"]
180726-N-ZH657-4042 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (July 26th, 2018) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, use an excavator to load soil into a crusher. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Brittney Ebbert)
Ennibur, Marshall Islands
[caption id="attachment_16960" align="alignnone" width="618"] Seven Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands complete the Ennibur Fence School Project, July 21, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by CE2 Joshua Zapien) [caption id="attachment_16958" align="alignnone" width="618"] Construction Electrician 1st Class Marc Artache, assistant officer in charge, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, installs the Ennibur School Fence project sign, July 21, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by CE2 Joshua Zapien)Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
[caption id="attachment_16963" align="alignnone" width="618"] 366th Training Squadron Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Learning Site Detachment constructionman recruits train at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. Each constructionman team is switching the pole insulators. Each team will have to hand tools and the insulator to each other without dropping it as they move the insulator from one end to the other. For now, this is to add to the training of climbing, which is their primary lesson at the start of the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio) [caption id="attachment_16961" align="alignnone" width="618"] 366th Training Squadron Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Learning Site Detachment constructionman recruits train at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio) [caption id="attachment_16964" align="alignnone" width="618"] 366th Training Squadron Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Learning Site Detachment constructionman recruits train at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio) [caption id="attachment_16962" align="alignnone" width="618"] 366th Training Squadron Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Learning Site Detachment constructionman recruits train at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)Agana, Guam
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180721-N-WR252-179 AGANA, Guam (July 21, 2018) Sailors assigned to the 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) participate with the Village of Barrigada’s and ride on their float during the 74th Anniversary celebration of Guam’s Liberation Day. The Battle for Guam began July 21, 1944, when American forces invaded Guam to liberate it from the Japanese occupiers. Barrigada is 30 NCR’s Sister Village, which is a partnership between the village and command for community service and outreach opportunities. (US. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Matthew R. White /released)