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211013-N-PG340-1008 OKINAWA, Japan – Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Andrew Olsen, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 (center), the youngest Sailor Utilitiesman Constructionman Apprentice Julie Campbell (left), and Senior Chief Constructionman William Conzo cut the Navy's 246th Birthday cake. The U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to NMCB-5 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening their alliances and partnerships, and providing general engineering and civil support to joint operational forces. Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB-5 has 10 detail sites deployed throughout the U.S and Indo-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher)