171027-N-PE825-0064 ATLANTIC, N.C. (Oct. 27, 2017) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 clear debris during an airfield damage repair exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic as part of 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)