230907-N-VH871-1619 CAMP SHIELDS, Okinawa (Sep. 7, 2023) Gunnery Sgt. Prince Bustos, left, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, discusses the M240B machine gun to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Capt. Hiromitsu Yuasa, right, and members of the JMSDF Engineering Group during a tour to showcase the capabilities of the Naval Construction Force onboard Camp Shields, Okinawa, September 7th. NMCB-3 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-3 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Austin Ingram/Released)