Ready, Set, Train: 22NCR Conducts CPX

Photos by UTCN Alicia Fluty, 22NCR

Seabees assigned to 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (22 NCR), simulate operating in a contingency environment, tracking and monitoring units and routes, using a Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC) during a Command Post Exercise (CPX) on board NCBC Gulfport, Gulfport, Miss. 22 NCR executed the exercise to reinforce command skills and knowledge that may be needed during a deployment.

SW1 Coogan Kennedy and BUCN2 Gwenette Merrill, both of NMCB 11, set up and calibrate an Automatic Building Machine (ABM) during ABM class at Contingent Construction Crew Training (CCCT) on board NCBC Gulfport. Upon completion of the class, the students will return to their battalion as ABM subject matter experts and be qualified to operate the machine forward deployed.

EON2 Jason Swart instructs BUCN Corbin Carnahan, both of NMCB 72, on the proper operation a 421 backhoe at the preparation-area on board NCBC Gulfport. Carnahan is earning operating hours with the guidance of Swart, a licensed backhoe operator, in preparation for his licensing exam. Read more Seabee stories here.