Keywords: NMCB 3 Pacific region deployment 130922-N-VN372-050.jpg en Naval Mobile Construction Battalion NMCB 3 Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Robert Cardona fights through waist-high mud and water while running a six-hour endurance course at the Marine Corps' Jungle Warfare Training Center JWTC More than 60 NMCB 3 Seabees attended the eight-day JWTC course The training helped sustain the battalion's overall readiness as the Pacific region's primary forward-deployed construction battalion prepared to provide conventional combat counter-insurgency and irregular warfare capabilities 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Fahey Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Public Affairs Lead/RELEASED Unit Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 DVIDS Tags Seabees; Okinawa ; Pacific Ocean; 30th NCR; Timor-Leste; NMCB 3; Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE; Atsugi; Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3; Naval Construction Force; Cambodia; Philippines; Disaster Relief; Diego Garcia; Yokosuka; Deployment; Naval Construction Regiment; Tonga; Chinhae; Timor; China Lake; Combat Engineering; Pacific Region; NCF; CCAD; Timorese; Better Than Best; Naval Construction Group NCG 1; NCG 1; 1 NCG; Pacific Buildup; Hummanitarian Assistance; San Clamente; DVIDS Frontpage 2013-09-22 Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey https //www dvidshub net/image/1023753/nmcb-3-pacific-region-deployment 130922-N-VN372-050 2013-09-23 05 20 OKINOWA JP PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |