171022-N-PE825-0097 ATLANTIC, N.C. (Oct. 22, 2017) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Christopher Glouse, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB), digs craters using a backhoe during unit level training at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic. NMCB-11 Seabees are at MCOLF Atlantic to participate in exercise Bold Alligator 2017 (BA17). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalition, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Allied and partner nations is a necessary investment in the current and future readiness of our forces. BA17 will take place Oct. 18 - 30, 2017, ashore along the eastern seaboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Collin Turner/Released)