200108-N-EO124-1297 IWAKUNI, Japan (Jan. 8, 2020) Equipment

200108-N-EO124-1297 IWAKUNI, Japan (Jan. 8, 2020) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Marco Padilla, from San Antonio, and Equipment Operator 3rd Class Micheal King, from St. Stephen, South Carolina, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Iwakuni, put logs into the bucket of backhoe to clean the project site. U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5’s Detail Iwakuni are constructing a landfill capping project in support of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Kayla Collins/Released)