Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Spear, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, observes boy scouts from Boy Scout Transatlantic Council Pack 280 sand their pinewood derby cars in the Builder Shop More
Steel Worker 2nd Class Jake Peters, Construction Electrician Constructionman Travis Rauch (facing), and Builder 3rd Class Josh Belcourt attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail (DET) Cam More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew White (left) and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Casey Good, both from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, remove a well cover to replace a broken hand pump in Ali Faren, D More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Rapier, equipment operator, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, secures a generator to a medium tactical vehicle replacement, a 7-ton all terrain vehicle, before a convoy More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Smith and Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew White, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, replace a broken water pump. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hulle)
U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class Steven Barczak, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, removes a cover from a water well March 24, 2008, in Ali Faren, Djibouti. Seabees with the battalion repaired More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Casey Rider, an equipment operator assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, based out of Gulfport, Miss., checks the consistency of the drilling mud, a mixture used as a lubri More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jack Ndaiga, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, takes a break at the Seabee camp in Sankuri, Kenya, April 22. NMCB 74 Seabees are drilling several water wells in the re More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Johnson, a White Cloud, Mich., native assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, mixes cement at Notre Dame de Boulao's school in Djibouti on May 15. Seabees from NMCB 74 More
Seaman Jeff Olszewski, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Alfa Company, refuels a generator as Command Post Exercise III commences. NMCB 74 ran CPX III to further enhance the battalion's comman More
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Wasserloos, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Bravo Company, serves visitors to the NMCB 74 Washington, D.C. booth at the Diversity Fair held on Naval Constructio More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 perform a fireman's carry in full gear during a battalion Readiness Exercise held on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport. The exercise includ More
Ensign Darren Moore, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, gives a patrol brief from the Combat Operations Control using a terrain map during the battalion’s Khaki Field Training Exercise at Camp More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Claudio Palacios (left), construction electrician, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Penner, builder, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, check the weight of a loaded 463L More
Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Lynch (center), assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Headquarters Company, trains Seabees on proper escalation of force procedures during the battalion's reception, More
Convoy Security Team 2 of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 and the project detail convoy through the woods. NMCB-74 is conducting a field training exercise before deploying later this year.
From right, Chief Petty Officer Joel Therlonge, logistics specialist, Lt. Cmdr. James Venckus and Seaman Brian Short, constructionman mechanic constructionman, all assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalio More
Seaman Christopher Jensen, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Alfa Company, scans his sector of fire with a 240B automatic machine gun and night vision goggles during the battalion’s Field Train More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew LaForest (right), construction mechanic, and Constructionman Matthew O’Brien (left), construction mechanic, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Alfa Company, More
Joint Task Force SIXTY-EIGHT Commander, Commodore Martin Beck, addresses the attendees of a camp turnover ceremony at Camp Mitchell in Rota, Spain. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Commanding Officer, Cmd More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Sanders, a gunner's mate assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Headquarters Company, calibrates an Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight to battle site zero using a laser More
Lt. Harold Woodruff, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74's command chaplain, gives a Christmas Eve sermon at Camp Mitchell in Rota, Spain. NMCB 74 is currently deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain supportin More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Michael VanAsselberg (left), a religious programs specialist, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Roy Mason, a builder, both assigned to Mobile Construction Battalion 74, pour sparkling gr More
Lt. Cmdr. Michael James, officer-in-charge of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa, interacts with future students that will attend school at the 84-by-24-foot schoolhouse under construc More
Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Mykoo, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa senior enlisted leader, addresses Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa and soldiers assigned t More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74's Crane Crew assist the crew members of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 with an engine swap. NMCB 74 is currently deployed to Naval Station Ro More
Petty Officer3rd Class Aaron Tamplin, steelworker, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, joins metal using a gas welding torch. NMCB 74 is currently deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain supportin More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa, apply stucco to the exterior columns of the Ecole 5 primary school construction project. NMCB 74 Det. HOA is currently deployed More
Ensign Darren Moore inserts a catheter into the vein of Petty Officer 1st Class Jerry Roshell during combat lifesaver training at Camp Mitchell. Moore and Roshell are both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Swart guides Equipment Operator 3rd Class John Connell as he operates a 40-ton link belt crane at Camp Mitchell. Swart and Connell are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battali More
Constructionman Diana Aceves, builder, (right) vibrates wet concrete being poured by Constructionman Daniel Fuentes, builder, to increase its compressive strength and decrease its permeability at the Ecole 5 pr More
Constructionman Diana Aceves (right), builder, vibrates wet concrete being poured by Constructionman Daniel Fuentes, builder, to increase its compressive strength and decrease its permeability at the Ecole 5 pr More
Apprentice Ellis Brumley, builder constructionman, (right) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Mitchell Francisco, builder, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Bravo Company, install a fence at the More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Dennis Dardano, a seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa, constructs a work bench from scrap wood at the Ecole 5 primary school construction proj More
Chief Petty Officer Joel Therlonge and Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Wetzstein, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa (Det. HOA), prepare shipping documents for m More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Clayton (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Dennis Hill, Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa's Water Well Team, test the pump on their r More
U.S. Navy Seaman Victor Carr, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Horn of Africa, lowers an empty cement bucket to be refilled by an awaiting Seabee during construction at the Ec More
Petty Officer 1st Class Wade Allred, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa, directs a question to U.S. Navy Capt. Kathryn Donovan, Commodore 22nd Naval Construction Regiment, More
Local Ethiopian children play in the excess water of a well that was drilled by Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa in the village of Jedane, Ethiopia. The 302-foot- More
Seaman Amanda Miller, builder constructionman, and Seaman Travis Johnson, builder constructionman, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa, build lumber forms for concrete More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Bravo Company, spread fresh concrete to properly fill the wooden forms and surround the rebar for a sidewalk project on Camp Mitchell. NMCB 74 is curr More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Baker and Seaman Eric Hofmans, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Horn of Africa, take a hydration break while pouring a concrete wall around the recen More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Gaines, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, monitors his speed as he places fresh asphalt using a paver to construct a road on Naval Station Rota, Spain. NMCB 74 More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Lawr (left) and U.S. Navy Constructionman Naethan Clark, both Seabee constructionmen assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa (Det, More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 assemble an M-2HB automatic machine gun on the Sierre del Retin weapons range. NMCB 74 recently completed a three-day live-fire exercise using M-2HB an More
Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Sigonella, work together with U.S. Air Force personnel to construct a basic expeditionary airfield resources tent. Detail Sigonella recently c More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Africa Partnership Station, work with local Cameroonians to construct a 200-foot concrete walkway at the Douala, Cameroon Regional Two Military More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Gilchrist, builder, (left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Dean, construction electrician, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Macedonia, place steel More
Eric Maldonado, builder constructionman assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Senegal, constructs an office space in an operations center building in Dakar. Detail Senegal is less than a mo More
Constructionman Jared Scott, construction electrician, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Romania, installs a vinyl cable raceway during a building renovation in Constanta, Romania. The More
The crane crew of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 prepares to place a Seabee monument on a low boy trailer at the entrance of Camp Mitchell, Spain. The monument is scheduled to be sandblasted and painted More
The crane crew of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 secures a Seabee monument located at the entrance of Camp Mitchell, Spain, to a low boy trailer. The monument is scheduled to be sandblasted and painted More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Morgan Rector, builder, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, uses a shovel to spread fresh red asphalt for a bike path on Naval Station Rota, Spain. NMCB 74 is cu More
From left: Seaman Apprentice Cody Stovall, a builder, Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Letourneau, a hospital corpsman, and Seaman Corey Torrez, a steelworker assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Det More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Swart, Seabee equipment operator, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, drives an asphalt paver to lay down fresh asphalt for the perimeter road re-surfacing project More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Angelia Montemayor and Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Aver, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Alfa Company, use putty knives to scrape off excess asphalt from a pa More
Constructionman Steven Lott, equipment operator assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Alfa Company, checks the fluids of a track loader while performing prestart maintenance in the Alfa Yard on C More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74’s Junior Enlisted Leadership Organization pose for a group photo in front of the Seabee statue at the entrance of Camp Mitchell on Naval Station Rota, More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 assemble reinforcing steel for the retaining wall of the boat ramp at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Marina. The new boat ramp will provid More
A group of 15 Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 pose for a photo with other volunteers at the project site of a St. Jude’s Dream Home construction project in Biloxi, Miss. Jan. 2 More
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74’s Convoy Security Element attack a simulated insurgent compound equipped M4 rifles loaded with simulated ammunition rounds on Camp Shelby, Mi More
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74's convoy security element attack a simulated insurgent compound.
Steelworker Constructionman Ryan Long, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Oscar Company, carries his company’s guidon flag during force march readiness exercise in Mission Oriented Prot More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, NMCB 40 and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces pose for a group photo in front of the Kampung Kreng Health Clinic Maternity building in Kampot province, More
Builder Constructionman Robert Cox (left) and Construction Electrician 3rd Class Gabriel Parson, both Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, lay block used to construct a 16-room, apartment More
Capt. Brett Bishop, U.S. Marine Corps, (right), a Marine helicopter pilot assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, administers the oath of enlistment to re-enlist Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Linds More
Electrician Constructionman Todd Brooker (left), Utilitiesman Constructionman Joel Keller (middle), and Equipment Operator constructionman Sarah Kelly (right), attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (N More
Seabees attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 man their guns in an effort to protect the camp entry control point during a field training exercise (FTX).
Construction Electrician 2nd Class Michael Finn attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 takes a break to make a donation to the south Mississippi blood supply as part of a command wide donati More
Utilitiesman 1st Class Daniel Mejia, currently attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, receives information from a member of one of many base services represented at the battalion's pre-deplo More
Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail (DET) Cameroon on site. Operating forward, NMCB 74 strives to capitalize on engagement opportunities and build lasting relationships, ultimately p More
After a long couple days of travel, members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74's Detachment EUCOM advanced party board a plane during a snow storm on their way to Rota, Spain, as part of their final depl More
Builder Constructionman Justin Emerson, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, begins cutting plywood to be used in the creation of a sign for the obstacle course project located on Fort Campbell. More
Builder Constructionman Holly Smith, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, performs some finishing touches on a project sign to be used for the obstacle course project located on Fort Campbell. Op More
Builder 1st Class Jose Andino (right) attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail (DET) Romania oversees the quality and progress of an on-going building project in Romania. Operating forwa More
Equipment Operator 3rd Class Derek Barrows attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 operates a forklift during an embarkation exercise onboard Camp Mitchell, Rota, Spain. Operating forward, NMCB 74 st More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Matthew Hackett drills holes for the placement of drift pins on "The Weaver", an obstacle in a course being built by Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 in support of Spec More
Builder 3rd Class Brian Sandoval uses a reciprocating saw to cut angles in lumber for "The Weaver," an obstacle in a course being built by Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 in support of Special Operations More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Brian Morrison attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 teaches his fellow Seabees how to properly palletize gear and equipment in preparation for an Embark Trainin More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Jason Swart and Equipment Operator 3rd Class Joshua Plute attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 open the hood of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) Dum More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Justin Miller and Equipment Operator Constructionman Jacque Goddard attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 write down measurements used to perform center-of-balan More
Construction Electrician 1st Class Marshall Boos attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 searches a roll player as part of an Evacuation Control Center (ECC) exercise onboard Camp Mitchell, Ro More
Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail SOCAFRICA onboard Camp Lemonnier Djibouti, Africa. Operating forward, NMCB 74 strives to capitalize on engagement opportunities and build lasting More
Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detachment Panama City Beach wait for final approval to depart for Naval Support Activity Panama City where they will demolish and replace 1,600 linear feet of More
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Danny Duvall, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, initiates repairs on a 30 kW generator while on a temporary duty assignment working for Naval Construc More
Builder Constructionman Robert Cox, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail NORTHCOM, gave blood at the American Red Cross Blood Drive, hosted by NMCB 74. “I would want the blood if I n More
Builder 3rd Class Isaac Barbee, Builder 3rd Class Jacob Anair, Construction Electrician Constructionman Travis Rauch, Builder 3rd Class Mitchell Brower and Builder 3rd Class Josh Beclourt attached to Naval Mobi More
Builder 2nd Class Robert Bergeron uses a bull float to level wet concrete. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail (DET) Panama City Beach (PCB) is in the process of demolishing and replacing 1,60 More
Equipment Operator Constructionman Colt Henderson (Left) and Utilitiesman Constructionman Jeffrey Baer, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Horn of Africa, work together to organize and i More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 inspect a drill bit in Shaba, Kenya, April 22. The Gulfport, Miss., based Seabees are drilling a water well for villagers here as part of a Combined Joint Tas More
Engineering Aide 1st Class Mark Mulhern attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail (DET) Detail Cameroon researches information needed for an active project. Operating forward, NMCB 74 str More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Logan, construction mechanic, from Naval Mobile Battalion 74, greases a wheel bearing from a piece of civil engineering support equipment before a convoy in Obock, Djibouti, March More
Obock commissar Omar Farga gives a speech during a dedication ceremony for a meat processing facility in Obock, Djibouti, Apr. 14. Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, based out of Gulfpo More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew White, left, a utilitiesman assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, inspects the mud pump of a drill rig in Shaba, Kenya, April 23. Seabees from NMCB 74 are working w More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 and a local volunteer apply cement at Notre Dame de Boulao?s school in Djibouti on May 15. Seabees from NMCB 74 are repairing a wall here as part of a More
Chief Petty Officer Julio Frisancho (right), assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Bravo Company, passes a message on "yellow canary" to Utilitiesman Constructionman Apprentice Victor Carr, assign More
Karen Saffle (right), president, Navy Seabee Veterans of America Ladies Auxiliary, Gulfport Island X1, presents the children of Seaman David Earley, equipment operator constructionman, assigned to Naval Mobile More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Wilbur (right) and Senior Chief Petty Officer Joyce Williams, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (74, Bravo Company, serve visitors to their Washington, D.C. boot More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 quickly don their Chemical, Biological, Radiological gear during a Mission Oriented Protective Posture Level IV drill. NMCB 74 ran the MOPP IV drill as More