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191104-N-WA745-1024 KOLONIA, Pohnpei (Nov. 4, 2019) Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NCMB) 5’s Detail Pohnpei and members of the Sokehs Youth Choir pose for a photograph outside the Kolonia Gymnasium during the Federated States of Micronesia Independence Day celebration in Pohnpei Nov. 4. The Seabees are providing humanitarian aid to the local community by finishing a medical facility, Nan U Dispensary, and performing renovations to multiple schools across the island. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 3rd Class Christian Carlson/Released)