Keywords: NMCB 3 Pacific region deployment 130927-N-EH989-002.jpg en As part of familiarization training with local Maritime Prepositioned Forces Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Diego Garcia detachment board a harbor taxi enroute to a tour U S Naval Ship SGT William R Button NMCB 3's Diego Garcia team is tasked with building a 3 000 square-foot contractor living unit which will serve as a residence for assigned civilian contractors 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 details 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 Republic of 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 2013-09-27 NMCB https //www dvidshub net/image/1027109 130927-N-EH989-002 2013-09-28 01 27 DIEGO GARCIA IO PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |