Naval Construction Regiment

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Rebecca Fox Newsom Release Status: Released t More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Rebecca Fox Newsom Release Status: Released t More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Rebecca Fox Newsom Release Status: Released t More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Maxmilian Hefty and his athlete show off their face paintings they had done at the 14th Annual Kadena Special Olympics. Volunteers from Naval Mobile Construction Battalio More

Construction Electrician Constructionman Trevor Greene, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, prepares a door for paint while renovating a nearly 3,000-square-foot building at Naval Weapons Station More

190709-N-ZE595-3001 ATSUGI, Japan (July 9, 2019) Builder 3rd Class John Brewer, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, removes pipe support from a water main for a project. NMCB 4 is forward- More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Odonnell, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Task Force Sierra, uses a rake to help level out freshly poured concrete. NMCB-1 is deployed to several locations in t More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 and NMCB-15, Task Force Sierra, participate in a tug-of-war competition as part of their mid-deployment celebration. NMCB-1 is deployed to several locat More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Laborde, a builder assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Task Force Sierra, strikes a line on a piece of lumber to be used in the construction of huts. NMCB-1 is deplo More

Builder Petty Officer 2nd Class Latasha Hill, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, drills the shelf of a magazine rack into place. NMCB-1 and NMCB-15 are deployed to several locations in the Midd More

Chief Petty Officer James Walley, center, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, Task Force Sierra, Detatchment 1, goes over the administrative data of the advancement exam. NMCB-1 is depl More

Senior Chief Builder James Walley, center, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15, Task Force Sierra Det. 1, goes over the administrative data of the advancement exam. NMCB-1 is depl More

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Damion Snyder, assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15, Task Force Sierra Det. 1, uses a grader to level gravel on camp. The task force is dispersed throughou More

Chief equipment operator Helen Daniel, the embark chief of U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, Task Force Sierra, weighs the baggage of NMCB 15 Seabees before they return to their homeport. NMCB More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Garnett Whitmire, assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, holds his son for the first time in six months during a homecoming at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport.

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 rest near Seabee Lake before resuming the battalion's three-mile force march at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport. The Seabees march More

Contractor, Sheikh Awad Ali Hussein and Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Sekey (left), a native of Waukesha, Wis., seals the deal to work double-shifts during the evening and early morning hours to beat the heat. More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 don their MCU-2P gas masks during a chemical, biological and radiological warfare drill at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Miss. The dril More

Apprentice Robert Weiss, utilitiesman constructionman, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 holds his MCU-2P gas mask in place while a fellow Seabee tightens his overhood during a chemical, biologi More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Rands, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, keeps watch on a road while other Seabees dig fighting positions at Forward Operating Base Zero during field training exe More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Noe Lujan (right) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Arcilla, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, erect an OE-254 antenna at the system-tactical communications cente More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 return fire to aggressors attempting to overrun forward operating base 1. NMCB-1 is participating in field training exercise "Operation: Desert Justice" More

Construction mechanic constructionman Seaman Recruit Joshua Hobelman, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, tosses excess dirt from a hole that will be used as a timber bunker at forward operating More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Danellie Rivera, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, stands watch in the Battalion's Combat Operations Center. Rivera monitors the Blue Force tracker, which tracks the mov More

Seaman Douglas Norris, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Bridge Detachment, keeps watch over enemy prisoners at a bridge site NMCB-1 built. NMCB-1 is participating in field training exercise "O More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Davies, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, introduces his daughter to Santa Claus at the battalion's Christmas party held onboard Naval Construction Battalion Cent More

A scrapper dumps dirt at Combat Outpost Lion Oct. 19. The dirt will be picked up later and used to fill Hesco barriers around COP Lion, the newest COP in the Panjwa'i district. The COP's location, in Do'ab vill More

Children walk near Route Agha in Do'ab village, Oct. 19. Route Agha, named after the district's governor Hajji Sayed Fazulldin Agha, was built by engineers with the 368th Engineer Battalion, Naval Construction More

Builder 3rd Class Paige Abernathy assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) in Tonga uses a hand tool to seal block during construction of a 710 square-m More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Utilitiesman 3rd Class Dominico Nool prepares bags for more than 10 Seabees as they prepare to depart the Los Angeles International Airport for a deployment to Tim More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Jason Smith inventories and takes responsibility for critical automotive repair parts from NMCB 5's Construction Mechanic 2nd Class John More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Builder 1st Class David Garcia gets weighed prior to departing for his detachment in Atsugi, Japan. Advanced party personnel from NMCB 3 have arrived to every deployed lo More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Timor-Leste Detachment Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Navy Lt. Brent Oglesby, right, officially relieves NMCB 5’s OIC Ens. Heidi Lawrenz during a change-of-charge ceremo More

Chief Selectees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 and other Navy units from across Okinawa, Japan, help setup large pop-up tents to help feed local Japanese homeless during a community relations activi More

Navy Lt. Brent Oglesby, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) officer-in-charge, helps students at the Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e learn Eng More

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 battalio More

Construction Electrician 1st Class Colby Wightman from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion's Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail assesses the main power assembly and drafts a solution that will improve More

From left, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Yokosuka, Japan, Detachment officer in charge Navy Ensign Karl Coulson listens as departing NMCB 5 OIC Navy Ensign Joseph Madge addresses the oncoming Seabees More

Chief Builder Robert Manzano, assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Construction Civic Action Detail, signs a turnover letter from NMCB-5 officially assuming command of all Seabee constru More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Philippine Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) Equipment Operator Constructionman Sarah Hale shows local children pictures on her smartphone outside Macarascas More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's main body carries their bags to their living quarters after arriving to Okinawa. Japan, marking the final arrival of all deployed NMCB 3 Seabees. One of the first More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 First Class Petty Officers Association President Engineering Aide 1st Class Willie Blanding presents a gift to the commanding officer of Sub Area Activity, Okinawa, Japanes More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Construction Civic Action Detail Chinhae, Republic of Korea, Construction Electrician 3rd Class Nikolaus Kinsman updates the central tool room's official log book. The CC More

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joseph Pica from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) tests the water purity at the Ahisaun Disability Foundation's home More

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) Chinhae, Republic of Korea (ROK), discuss ideas with ROK Navy engineers on how to remove several buried concre More

Builder Constructionman Rachel Aldridge from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Atsugi, Japan, Detachment helps determine the correct elevation for a new ditch. NMCB 3's Atsugi team is completing co More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Equipment Operator 3rd Class Isabella Hidalgo loosens a cargo strap that was bound to the Seabee statue after transporting for repairs. One of the first battalions commissi More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Civic Construction Action Detail in Chinhae, Republic of Korea, Builder 1st Class Thomas Witherspoon discusses expectations for adhering to quality and safety stan More

Builder 3rd Class Roberto Vega from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) in Timor-Leste digs a drainage ditch to help a local school remain flood free during th More

Utilitiesman 1st Class Paul Kuntz from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, plays with two students of Macarascas Elementary Sc More

Chief Builder Miguel Fernandez, the assistant officer-in-charge of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD), joined members of his CCAD and Sailors from More

Commanding officer of the “Steelworkers” of USS Stethem (DDG 63), Cmdr. Christopher Adams, shakes hands with Seabee Steelworker 1st Class Avory Thomas from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 during a More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Engineering Aides pour dehydrated soil into a volumetric flask. One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II, NMCB 3's legacy stands strong in its More

Engineering Aide 3rd Class Arlene Lacambra, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, explains the status of a soil test to her division officer Navy Lt. j.g. Reece Comer. (U.S. Navy photo by More

Builder 3rd Class Zavier Favila from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Cambodia Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) builds benches for a local orphanage to provide seating for more than 200 chi More

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 use a Skylift to place steel trusses on top of a school the team is renovating. The CCAD's mission is to execute engineering civic assistance projects, More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Construction Electrician 2nd Class Shawn Simpson intently studies notes he took during the administrative class that marked the first day of the Seabee Combat Warfare Aca More

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Juliet Wilson assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD), center, and engineers from the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-F More

Builder 2nd Class Christian Guzman from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NCMB) 3's Atsugi, Japan, detail answers questions from NMCB 3’s Commanding Officer Cmdr. Gordon Meek during a one-day visit to the More

Nine newly promoted Chief Petty Officers from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 share a standing ovation with nine other Chief inductees from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa and U.S. 3rd Marine Exped More

Nine newly promoted Chief Petty Officers from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 share a standing ovation with nine other Chief inductees from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa and U.S. 3rd Marine Exped More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Commanding Officer Cmdr. Gordon Meek plays soccer with a local Timor-Leste child outside the Becora School during a routine visit to NMCB 3's Civic Construction Action De More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Steelworker 1st Class Levi Fillis receives instruction before rappelling down a 63-foot training wall at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center at Okinawa's Camp More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Equipment Operator Constructionman Margo Hoss, right, and Builder Constructionman Ashley Racy install siding on a warehouse at Naval Air Facility Atsugi. One of the first More

The U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Judith Fergin thanks Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's commanding officer Cmdr. Gordon Meek for the support his Seabees assigned to East Timor's Civic Construction Actio More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Cambodia Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) successfully strike water during water well operations. The CCAD’s mission is to execute eng More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Utilitiesman 1st Class Fasil Gebremedhin performs a "monkey crawl" across more than 60-feet of line during a six-hour endurance course at the Marine Corps' Jungle More

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jacob Tester, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Philippine Civic Construction Action Detail, renders a salute to Benji, one of the children at the San Pedro Childre More

Steelworker Constructionman Breanne Dedenbach, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, nails together 2-by-12 inch boards to create "sleeper shoring" during NMCB 3's 48-hour Mount Out Exercise More

Equipment Operator Constructionman Erik Dornback, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, operates a grader used to level out the base of a new road built on Naval Air Weapons Station China La More

Builder 3rd Class Mario Roman, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Cambodia Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD), receives tips from a Cambodian contract worker on how to more easily a More

As part of familiarization training with local Maritime Prepositioned Forces, Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Diego Garcia detachment , board a harbor taxi enroute to a tour U More

Construction Mechanic 1st Class Jeremy Harris, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, steadies a ladder for an Okinawan contractor while setting up an outdoor stage. Six volunteers from NMCB More

Royal Cambodian Navy Rear Adm. Hang Morn, commanding officer of Ream Navy Base, thanks Construction Mechanic 1st Class Nicholas Vicars, project supervisor of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Cambodi More

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, engineers from the Marine Corps, Australian Defense Force and the local Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FTDL) conducted a brief during the beginning phase More

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s Tonga Civic Construction Action Detail and soldiers from the Tonga Defense Service pour concrete foundation. The Seabees from NMCB 3 have teamed up with the More

Engineers from the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-DTL) construct metal frames for a new school. Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, U.S. Marine Corps engineers, Royal Australian Engineers f More

Royal Australian Engineer Sapper Ty Fergz, Australian Defence Force, sets the column forms for a new latrine being built by Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, U.S. Marine Corps engineers, Royal More

Builder 3rd Class Courtney Russ, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) in Tonga, holds a local Tongan child. The team is constructing a 710 square-me More

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Yokosuka Detachment’s officer in charge Navy Ensign Karl Coulson is promoted to lieutenant junior grade aboard the USS Stethem (DDG 63). The ship is named after Steelworker More

Builder 3rd Class Morgan Rego, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, gives a project brief to Australian Defence Force Army Col. Luke Foster. Rego was handpicked to lead a joint team of U.S., Timor More

Utilitiesman 3rd Class Daveedth Macias, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s Cambodia Construction Civic Action Detail, surveys an area he plans to lay a waterline. The CCAD’s mission is to exe More

U.S. Navy Seabee Engineering Aide Constructionman Nester Ilog, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Construction Civic Action Detail in Timor-Leste, eyes measurements for a rock jetty unde More

U.S. Marine Corps Combat Engineer Lance Cpl. Jose Diaz, assigned to 1st Platoon, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, Engineering Company A, spot welds the top of a fence post during the final days of Sapper 13. More

U.S. Navy Capt. Rod Moore, commodore of the Naval Construction Group's 30th Naval Construction Regiment, greets Scott B. Ticknor, the acting chief of mission from the U.S. embassy in Timor-Leste, moments before More

Fourth grade students from an elementary school in Enola, Penn., prepare books collected to be sent to children in Timor-Leste. In coordination with “K-Kids” a Kiwanis International youth organization, the chil More

Fuca, a Timorese college student attending the Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e, completes an English exercise with Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joe Pica. Pica is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battal More

Rear Adm. Terry Kraft visited Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 to enjoy breakfast with NMCB 3's Commanding Officer Cmdr. Gordon Meek and his troops. Kraft also learned about the capabilities of NMCB More

Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Macaulay Cruickshank and Equipment Operator Constructionman Travis White assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Cambodia Construction Civic Action Detail (CCA More

Playing the part of an enemy combatant, Utilitiesman 1st Class Cody Woitena of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s Diego Garcia detail, awaits to ambush an oncoming patrol during a weekend training exercise More

On Nov. 18, the commanding officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, Cmdr. Jeff Kilian, promoted Ensign Delaine Anderson to lieutenant junior grade during a site visit to Twentynine Palms. Anders More

Equipment Operator 1st Class Pete Izarra from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's First Class Petty Officer Association (FCPOA) performs a jumping high-five with an Okinawan child during a daylong En More

U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez answers questions while addressing Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 during a visit to Camp Shields, Wednesday. The trip was designed to hel More

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Dominic Defelice assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) in Timor-Leste shovels out dirt from the eroding ground beneath t More

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Renee Harrison, rear, directs Equipment Operator 3rd Class Sonya De Costa, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's crane crew, while backing up a 40-ton hydr More

Builder 3rd Class Erik Friel, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's construction detachment in Chinhae, Republic of Korea, tightens a bolt on a steel stanchion during construction of a retaining w More

Construction Electrician Constructionman Chioke Richards, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's construction civic action detail in Timor-Leste, paints the bottom runners of a new school th More

Construction Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Stone, a crew leader assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's construction civic action detail in Cambodia, prepares to help unveil a new bathroom facility f More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's First Class Petty Officer's Association prepare a Thanksgiving Day meal for members of their mess. NMCB 3's legacy stands strong in its ability to bui More