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Seabees Around The World: May 18, 2018

May 18, 2018 | By ggranger

Tawau, Malaysia

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VIRIN: 180518-N-XZ182-0387
Builder 3rd Class Jennifer Ocasio dances with a student at SK Muhibbahraya Primary School as part of the Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) mission stop Tawau, April 25, 2018. PP18s mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. Pacific Partnership, now in its 13th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (Photo by MC1 Byron C. Linder)  

U.S. Naval Magazine, Guam

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180430-N-PR344-0003 UNITED STATES NAVAL MAGAZINE, Guam (April 30th, 2018) Steelworker 3rd Class Elijohana Hernandez, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, uses a hand trowel to smooth the top of a concrete wall. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician Dominic Galassi)
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180430-N-PR344-0003 UNITED STATES NAVAL MAGAZINE, Guam (April 30th, 2018) Steelworker 3rd Class Elijohana Hernandez, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, uses a hand trowel to smooth the top of a concrete wall. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician Dominic Galassi)
VIRIN: 180430-N-PR344-0003
Steelworker 3rd Class Elijohana Hernandez, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, uses a hand trowel to smooth the top of a concrete wall. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations, April 30. (Photo byCE2 Dominic Galassi)   [caption id="attachment_16569" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180430-N-PR344-0005 UNITED STATES NAVAL MAGAZINE, Guam (April 30th, 2018) Builder Constructionman Christiaan Trevino, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, maneuvers the hose of a concrete pump truck during the placement of a concrete wall. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician Dominic Galassi)
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180430-N-PR344-0005 UNITED STATES NAVAL MAGAZINE, Guam (April 30th, 2018) Builder Constructionman Christiaan Trevino, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, maneuvers the hose of a concrete pump truck during the placement of a concrete wall. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician Dominic Galassi)
VIRIN: 180430-N-PR344-0005
Builder Constructionman Christiaan Trevino, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, maneuvers the hose of a concrete pump truck during the placement of a concrete wall,April 30. (Photo byCE2 Dominic Galassi)   [caption id="attachment_16570" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180430-N-XK413-0003 POLARIS POINT, Guam (April 30th, 2018) Utilitiesman Constructionman, Thomas Nagle assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, uses a circular saw to cut plywood to be used as concrete forms. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 2nd Class John Hurley)
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180430-N-XK413-0003 POLARIS POINT, Guam (April 30th, 2018) Utilitiesman Constructionman, Thomas Nagle assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, uses a circular saw to cut plywood to be used as concrete forms. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 2nd Class John Hurley)
VIRIN: 180430-N-XK413-0003
Utilitiesman Constructionman, Thomas Nagle assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, uses a circular saw to cut plywood to be used as concrete forms, April 30. (Photo byUT2 John Hurley)   [caption id="attachment_16571" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180503-N-IQ513-0019 NAVAL BASE GUAM, Guam (May 3rd, 2018) Utilitiesman 3rd Class Christopher O’Neill and Builder Constructionman Anthony Russell, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, unpack a shipping container containing a portable shower unit. NMCB 11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 3rd Class Binh Le)
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180503-N-IQ513-0019 NAVAL BASE GUAM, Guam (May 3rd, 2018) Utilitiesman 3rd Class Christopher O’Neill and Builder Constructionman Anthony Russell, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, unpack a shipping container containing a portable shower unit. NMCB 11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 3rd Class Binh Le)
Photo By: Lt.j.g. William Mitchell
VIRIN: 180503-N-IQ513-0019
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Christopher ONeill and Builder Constructionman Anthony Russell, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, unpack a shipping container containing a portable shower unit, May 3. (Photo by CE3Binh Le)   [caption id="attachment_16572" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180503-N-IQ513-0035 NAVAL BASE GUAM, Guam (May 3rd, 2018) Builder Constructionman Jane Barachina assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, conducts an operations test on an overhead mounted tent light in support of a Table of Allowance Familiarization Exercise. NMCB 11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 3rd Class Binh Le)
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180503-N-IQ513-0035 NAVAL BASE GUAM, Guam (May 3rd, 2018) Builder Constructionman Jane Barachina assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, conducts an operations test on an overhead mounted tent light in support of a Table of Allowance Familiarization Exercise. NMCB 11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 3rd Class Binh Le)
Photo By: Lt.j.g. William Mitchell
VIRIN: 180503-N-IQ513-0035
Builder Constructionman Jane Barachina assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Detachment Guam, conducts an operations test on an overhead mounted tent light in support of a Table of Allowance Familiarization Exercise, May 3. (Photo by CE3Binh Le)  

Fort Hunter Liggett, California

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180512-N-YG415-011 FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (May 12, 2018) Steel Worker Construction Apprentice Bailey Oelke from Bluffs, Ill., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 welds several posts together to construct a steel gate as part of a construction project for the field training exercise (FTX). The battalion is conducting Operation Bearing Duel FTX that prepares and tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile location, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)
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180512-N-YG415-011 FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (May 12, 2018) Steel Worker Construction Apprentice Bailey Oelke from Bluffs, Ill., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 welds several posts together to construct a steel gate as part of a construction project for the field training exercise (FTX). The battalion is conducting Operation Bearing Duel FTX that prepares and tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile location, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)
Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Michael
VIRIN: 180518-N-ZY182-6565
(May 12, 2018) Steelworker Construction Apprentice Bailey Oelke from Bluffs, Ill., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 welds several posts together to construct a steel gate as part of a construction project for the field training exercise (FTX), May 12. The battalion is conducting Operation Bearing Duel FTX that prepares and tests the battalions ability to enter hostile location, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1. (Photo by MC1 Michael Gomez)   [caption id="attachment_16567" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180512-N-YG415-009 FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (May 12, 2018) Builder Constructionman Anthony Harris assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 assemble steps for a Southwest Asia (SWA) Hut construction project as part of a field training exercise (FTX). The battalion is conducting Operation Bearing Duel FTX that prepares and tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile location, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)
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180512-N-YG415-009 FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (May 12, 2018) Builder Constructionman Anthony Harris assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 assemble steps for a Southwest Asia (SWA) Hut construction project as part of a field training exercise (FTX). The battalion is conducting Operation Bearing Duel FTX that prepares and tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile location, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)
Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Michael
VIRIN: 180518-N-ZY182-6567
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180513-N-YG415-012 FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (May 13, 2018) Steel Worker 3rd Class William Hulse from Peoria, Ariz., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 welds several posts together to construct a steel gate as part of a construction project for the field training exercise (FTX). The battalion is conducting Operation Bearing Duel FTX that prepares and tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile location, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)
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180513-N-YG415-012 FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (May 13, 2018) Steel Worker 3rd Class William Hulse from Peoria, Ariz., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 welds several posts together to construct a steel gate as part of a construction project for the field training exercise (FTX). The battalion is conducting Operation Bearing Duel FTX that prepares and tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile location, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)
Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Michael
VIRIN: 180518-N-ZY182-6566
Steelworker 3rd Class William Hulse from Peoria, Ariz., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 welds several posts together to construct a steel gate as part of a construction project for the field training exercise (FTX), May 13. (Photo by MC1 Michael Gomez)  

Capas, Tarlac, Philippines

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Construction Electrician 1st Class Kevin Appleby (left) speaks with U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Dusti Doss (center) about safety on the work site during construction at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan, April 29, 2018. Appleby, the safety and quality control representative, is with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, and is a 42-year-old native of Kingston, Jamaica. Doss, the site officer in charge, is with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and is a 31-year-old native of Prattville, Alabama. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.- Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (Photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg, USMC)  

Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

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180508-N-MS236-0004 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 8th, 2018) Builder 1st Class Joshua Vanblarcom, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, measures a concrete pad to get accurate estimates for a future Officer in Charge discretionary project. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
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180508-N-MS236-0004 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 8th, 2018) Builder 1st Class Joshua Vanblarcom, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, measures a concrete pad to get accurate estimates for a future Officer in Charge discretionary project. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
VIRIN: 180508-N-MS236-0004
Builder 1st Class Joshua Vanblarcom, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, measures a concrete pad to get accurate estimates for a future Officer in Charge discretionary project, May 8. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (Photo by CE2 Joshua Zapien)   [caption id="attachment_16553" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180508-N-MS236-0010 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 8th, 2018) Builder 3rd Class Tristan Kesselring, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, measures structural members to ensure accurate planning of future projects. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
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180508-N-MS236-0010 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 8th, 2018) Builder 3rd Class Tristan Kesselring, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, measures structural members to ensure accurate planning of future projects. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
VIRIN: 180508-N-MS236-0010
Builder 3rd Class Tristan Kesselring, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, measures structural members to ensure accurate planning of future projects, May 8. (Photo by CE2 Joshua Zapien)   [caption id="attachment_16554" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180508-N-MS236-0017 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 8th, 2018) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Brady Northlee, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, removes project materials for the Ennibur School Fence project from a 20’ container to perform an inventory before the project begins. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
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180508-N-MS236-0017 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 8th, 2018) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Brady Northlee, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, removes project materials for the Ennibur School Fence project from a 20’ container to perform an inventory before the project begins. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
VIRIN: 180508-N-MS236-0017
Equipment Operator 3rd Class Brady Northlee, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, removes project materials for the Ennibur School Fence project from a 20 container to perform an inventory before the project begins, May 8. (Photo by CE2 Joshua Zapien)   [caption id="attachment_16555" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180508-N-MS236-0022 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 8th, 2018) Steelworker 3rd Class Matthew Pearson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, acts as a ground guide for an 11K forklift while organizing project materials inside a warehouse. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
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180508-N-MS236-0022 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 8th, 2018) Steelworker 3rd Class Matthew Pearson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, acts as a ground guide for an 11K forklift while organizing project materials inside a warehouse. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
VIRIN: 180508-N-MS236-0022
Steelworker 3rd Class Matthew Pearson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, acts as a ground guide for an 11K forklift while organizing project materials inside a warehouse, May 8. (Photo by CE2 Joshua Zapien)   [caption id="attachment_16556" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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180510-N-MS236-0002 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 10th, 2018) Builder Constructionman Jessika Corwin, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, practices methods of construction for an upcoming fence project. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
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180510-N-MS236-0002 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands (May 10th, 2018) Builder Constructionman Jessika Corwin, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, practices methods of construction for an upcoming fence project. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, and theater security cooperation in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Zapien)
VIRIN: 180510-N-MS236-0002
Builder Constructionman Jessika Corwin, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands, practices methods of construction for an upcoming fence project, May10. (Photo by CE2 Joshua Zapien)  

Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines

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U.S. Navy Sailors attached to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and Philippine Navy sailors with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion launch a 15-foot inflatable boat during dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. UCT 2 specializes in the construction, inspection, maintenance, and repair of underwater and waterfront facilities in support of the Pacific Fleet. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards)
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U.S. Navy Sailors attached to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and Philippine Navy sailors with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion launch a 15-foot inflatable boat during dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. UCT 2 specializes in the construction, inspection, maintenance, and repair of underwater and waterfront facilities in support of the Pacific Fleet. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards)
Photo By: Petty Officer 3rd Class Kryzenti
VIRIN: 180511-N-BV658-1015
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Dobling, left, from Oxford Junction, Iowa, commanding officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and a Philippine Navy sailor with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion wade into the water to begin their dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. UCT 2 specializes in the construction, inspection, maintenance, and repair of underwater and waterfront facilities in support of the Pacific Fleet. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards)
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Dobling, left, from Oxford Junction, Iowa, commanding officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and a Philippine Navy sailor with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion wade into the water to begin their dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. UCT 2 specializes in the construction, inspection, maintenance, and repair of underwater and waterfront facilities in support of the Pacific Fleet. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards)
Photo By: Petty Officer 3rd Class Kryzenti
VIRIN: 180511-N-BV658-1054
Lt. Cmdr. Michael Dobling, left, from Oxford Junction, Iowa, commanding officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and a Philippine Navy sailor with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion wade into the water to begin their dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. (Photo by MC3Kryzentia Richards)   [caption id="attachment_16561" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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VIRIN: 180518-N-XZ182-0398
Sailors and Seabees attached to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and Philippine Navy sailors with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion perform dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. (Photo by MC3Kryzentia Richards)   [caption id="attachment_16562" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Dobling, right, from Oxford Junction, Iowa, commanding officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and a Philippine Navy sailor with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion perform dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. UCT 2 specializes in the construction, inspection, maintenance, and repair of underwater and waterfront facilities in support of the Pacific Fleet. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards)
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Dobling, right, from Oxford Junction, Iowa, commanding officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and a Philippine Navy sailor with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion perform dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. UCT 2 specializes in the construction, inspection, maintenance, and repair of underwater and waterfront facilities in support of the Pacific Fleet. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards)
Photo By: Petty Officer 3rd Class Kryzenti
VIRIN: 180511-N-BV658-1090
Lt. Cmdr. Michael Dobling, right, from Oxford Junction, Iowa, commanding officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, and a Philippine Navy sailor with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion perform dive operations during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. (Photo by MC3Kryzentia Richards)   [caption id="attachment_16563" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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VIRIN: 180518-N-XZ182-0399
Lt. Cmdr. Michael Dobling, left, from Oxford Junction, Iowa, commanding officer of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, congratulates and gives a coin to a Philippine Navy sailor with UCT 1st Naval Waterfront Construction Battalion on a successful combined dive during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 11, 2018. (Photo by MC3Kryzentia Richards)   [caption id="attachment_16564" align="alignnone" width="618"]
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U.S. Navy Chief Steelworker Jimmie McKinney, center-left, from Higden, Arkansas, attached to Naval Mobile Construction 5, observes a prayer with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 10, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards)
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U.S. Navy Chief Steelworker Jimmie McKinney, center-left, from Higden, Arkansas, attached to Naval Mobile Construction 5, observes a prayer with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 10, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Richards)
Photo By: Petty Officer 3rd Class Kryzenti
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Chief Steelworker Jimmie McKinney, center-left, from Higden, Arkansas, attached to Naval Mobile Construction 5, observes a prayer with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan at Naval Base Camilo Osias, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines May 10, 2018. (Photo by MC3Kryzentia Richards)