Keywords: NMCB 3 Pacific region deployment 130811-N-ZZ999-011.jpg en Navy Ensign Mallory Smith Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Diego Garcia detachment's officer in charge renders a salute to departing NMCB 5 officer in charge Navy Ensign Raymond Bendt during a battalion turnover ceremony The Seabees from NMCB 3 located in Diego Garcia are tasked with building a 3 000 square-foot contractor living unit which will serve as a residence for assigned civilian contractors Aside from providing such personnel with a bedroom restroom facilities and laundry room the project also provides a bridge for forming better relations amongst the contractor community as well as showing reinforced commitment to the allied British government One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II NMCB 3's legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions For this deployment NMCB 3 has split into nine detachments to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste Tonga Cambodia and the Philippines The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi Yokosuka and Okinawa Japan Chinhae South Korea and China Lake Calif The naval construction force is a vital component of the U S maritime strategy They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support humanitarian assistance and combat operations support NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations 2013-08-11 U S Navy photo by Equipment Operator 2nd Class Daanen M Grasso/RELEASED https //www dvidshub net/image/997983 130811-N-ZZ999-011 2013-08-19 00 30 DIEGO GARCIA IO PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |