Equipment Operator 3rd Class Ken Menzies performs a
Equipment Operator 3rd Class Ken Menzies performs a buddy check on a fellow Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 during a chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) drill to test the team's... More
Using blank ammunition, Builder Constructionman Morgan
Using blank ammunition, Builder Constructionman Morgan Rego from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 helps fire a 240B crew-serve machine gun during a simulated attack on the battalion's defensive line... More
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Kevin Kuehnemann,
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Kevin Kuehnemann, a scout from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's convoy security element, scans the country side for simulated attackers during a bridge reconnaissance m... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 rapidly don their chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) gear during a simulated attack. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field training exercise (... More
Builder Constructionman Albert Jones from Naval Mobile
Builder Constructionman Albert Jones from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 fires a 240B machine gun at mock enemy attackers during a simulated final attack scenario against the battalion. NMCB 3 suc... More
Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Chris Nieman from Naval
Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Chris Nieman from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Alfa Company laughs beneath his gas mask during a chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) simulated attack. N... More
Builder 2nd Class German Dunlop from Naval Mobile
Builder 2nd Class German Dunlop from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 directs the final stand up of a guard post at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wolfe. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field ... More
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Sam Davis from Naval
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Sam Davis from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's convoy security element scans the country side for attackers during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation sce... More
A combat litter team from Naval Mobile Construction
A combat litter team from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 secures a mock casualty during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field training exercise... More
Yeoman 3rd Class Chris Kalb from Naval Mobile Construction
Yeoman 3rd Class Chris Kalb from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's convoy security element reports the status of patients to the command and control cell during a simulated helicopter medical evacu... More
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Eric Seay, right, and Builder
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Eric Seay, right, and Builder 3rd Class Zachary Minniear from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 go over the construction plans for a Southwest Asia Hut (SWAHUT). NMCB 3 is cond... More
Lt. (Dr.) Grant Cochran from Naval Mobile Construction
Lt. (Dr.) Grant Cochran from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 helps a mock wounded civilian gauge his strength and pain levels following a simulated rocket attack on a village near Forward Operating... More
Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Chris Allen guards
Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Chris Allen guards Forward Operation Base (FOB) Wolfe's entry control point from fighting positions on the northern defensive line. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field ... More
Builder Constructionman Jenny Cunningham enjoys lunch
Builder Constructionman Jenny Cunningham enjoys lunch after receiving training on the proper application of face paint for cover and concealment from enemy elements. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded fiel... More
Lt. (Dr.) Grant Cochran from Naval Mobile Construction
Lt. (Dr.) Grant Cochran from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 helps a mock wounded civilian gauge his strength and pain levels following a simulated attack on a village near Forward Operating Base (... More
Commodore of the 31st Seabee Reediness Group Navy Capt.
Commodore of the 31st Seabee Reediness Group Navy Capt. Dean Tufts speaks with Builder 2nd Class German Dunlop during a tour of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's field training exercise. NMCB 3 is ... More
A combat litter team riding in a convoy from Naval
A combat litter team riding in a convoy from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 transports a mock casualty during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded f... More
Steelworker 1st Class Cedric Brooks, an evaluator from
Steelworker 1st Class Cedric Brooks, an evaluator from Naval Construction Training Center in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a smoke grenade just inside Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's defensive lines to si... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jacob Tester from Naval
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jacob Tester from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 describes injuries on an injury location sheet used on patients for medical evacuation during a mass casualty drill at ... More
FTX 13 - NMCB 3 behavioral health professional Keeps Bees In Fight
Kimberly Tazagouzit, a staff mental health professional with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, speaks with Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Cale Vandertuin after a mass casualty drill at Forward Operatin... More
Builder 2nd Class John Thompson from Naval Mobile
Builder 2nd Class John Thompson from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 measures the floor system of a Southwest Asia Hut (SWAHUT). NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field training exercise (FTX... More
Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Brandon Brooks from
Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Brandon Brooks from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Alfa Company waits to be released from a chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) simulated attack. NMCB 3 i... More
Steelworker 3rd Class Austin Richmond a gunner on Naval
Steelworker 3rd Class Austin Richmond a gunner on Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's convoy security element shoots a M2HB .50-caliber crew serve weapon at attackers during a simulated ambush scenario. NMC... More
Steelworker 2nd Class Sheldon Smith from Naval Mobile
Steelworker 2nd Class Sheldon Smith from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 checks wounded civilians for responsiveness following a simulated rocket attack on a village near Forward Operating Base (FO... More
Builder 3rd Class Gary Lashley constructs the cross
Builder 3rd Class Gary Lashley constructs the cross bracings for Forward Outlying Base (FOB) Wolfe's timber tower. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field training exercise (FTX), testing the battalion's ... More
A defensive tactics evaluator from Naval Construction
A defensive tactics evaluator from Naval Construction Group (NCG) 1 posing as a captured intruder waits to be released following the conclusion of a simulated final attack scenario against Naval Mobile Construc... More
A combat litter team riding in a convoy from Naval
A combat litter team riding in a convoy from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 runs to transport mock casualties during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB 3 is conducting their final g... More
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Weston Smith from Naval Mobile
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Weston Smith from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 tracks mock enemy attackers during a simulated final attack scenario against the battalion. NMCB 3 successfully completed th... More
Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael McCracken,
Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael McCracken, left, and Equipment Operator 1st Class Pete Izarra from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Alpha Company perform maintenance on an engine. NMCB 3 is condu... More
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Bryan Sheridan,
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Bryan Sheridan, a scout from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's convoy security element, scans the country side for simulated attackers during a bridge reconnaissance mis... More
A combat litter team from Naval Mobile Construction
A combat litter team from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's convoy security element finishes loading a mock casualty into an Army Reserve UH-60 Black Hawk during a simulated helicopter medical evac... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald Carter from Naval
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald Carter from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's convoy security element receives training advice from an Army aviation medic following a successful simulated helico... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB)
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 construct the floor system of a Southwest Asia Hut (SWAHUT). NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field training exercise (FTX), testing the battalio... More
Builder 1st Class Sergio Armas measures support beams
Builder 1st Class Sergio Armas measures support beams during construction of a timber tower lookout post for Forward Outlying Base (FOB) Wolfe. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field training exercise (F... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB)
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 clean their weapons following the conclusion of a simulated final attack scenario against the battalion. NMCB 3 successfully completed their final grade... More
Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Paul Tersteege watches
Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Paul Tersteege watches Forward Operation Base (FOB) Wolfe's entry control point from fighting positions on the northern defensive line. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded fi... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Cale Vandertuin from Naval
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Cale Vandertuin from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 applies pressure to a simulated neck injury during a mass casualty drill at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wolfe. NMCB... More
Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) David Myhre, left, and Hospital Corpsman
Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) David Myhre, left, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jacob Tester from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 mark the priority of simulated patients to be airlifted during a mass casualty d... More
Equipment Operator 3rd Class Conrad Carling from Naval
Equipment Operator 3rd Class Conrad Carling from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 uses a Cat 120M Grater to smooth out a piece of land during a simulated airfield damage repair (ADR) site. NMCB 3 is... More
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Daveeth Macias from Naval Mobile
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Daveeth Macias from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 takes direction from his team leader during a middle-of-the-night intruder on camp drill designed to test the battalion's ... More
Navy Ensign Karl Coulson, left, and Engineering Aide
Navy Ensign Karl Coulson, left, and Engineering Aide 1st Class Joab Cowell from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 discuss support dimensions of a steel girder bridge during a simulated reconnaissance... More
Builder Constructionmen Jenny Cunningham and Scott
Builder Constructionmen Jenny Cunningham and Scott Bowen enjoy their lunch after receiving training on the proper application of face paint for cover and concealment from enemy elements. NMCB 3 is conducting th... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jessica Williford from
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jessica Williford from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 records information about injured patients during a mass casualty drill at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wolfe. NMC... More
Steelworker 2nd Class Sheldon Smith from Naval Mobile
Steelworker 2nd Class Sheldon Smith from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 calms a mock wounded civilian following a simulated rocket attack on a village near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wolfe. NMCB... More
Equipment Operator Constructionman Ken Carter, a Seabee
Equipment Operator Constructionman Ken Carter, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, takes a drink from his canteen while wearing a gas mask during a chemical, biological and radiological ... More
Using blank ammunition, Builder Constructionman Morgan
Using blank ammunition, Builder Constructionman Morgan Rego from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 fires a 240B crew-serve machine gun during a simulated attack on the battalion's defensive lines. NM... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Commanding
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Commanding Officer Scott Raymond discusses the importance and focus of the battalion's mission and teamwork throughout the next few weeks of operations. NMCB 3 is ... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald Carter from Naval
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald Carter from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's convoy security element communicates with the helicopter pilots hovering overhead during a simulated helicopter medical eva... More
Steelworker 2nd Class Sheldon Smith from Naval Mobile
Steelworker 2nd Class Sheldon Smith from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 checks wounded civilians for responsiveness following a simulated rocket attack on a village near Forward Operating Base (FO... More
From the left, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction
From the left, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 begin stacking up in a defensive position to engage mock enemy attackers as evaluators from Naval Construction Group (NCG) 1 drop smoke g... More
Builder 3rd Class Joel Graciano steadies a ladder during
Builder 3rd Class Joel Graciano steadies a ladder during the construction of a Timber tower lookout post for Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wolfe. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field training exercise (... More
Builder 1st Class Eddie Pygott from Naval Mobile
Builder 1st Class Eddie Pygott from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 discusses defensive tactics with Cameron Urias, an evaluator from Naval Construction Group 1. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded fi... More
Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) David Myhre from Naval Mobile Construction
Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) David Myhre from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 yells for a litter team to collect and transport a mock wounded civilian following a simulated rocket attack on a village near Forwa... More
A combat litter team from Naval Mobile Construction
A combat litter team from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 loads a mock casualty into an Army Reserve UH-60 Black Hawk during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB 3 is conducting... More
Lt. (Dr.) Grant Cochran, left, and Hospital Corpsman
Lt. (Dr.) Grant Cochran, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Yamzon Febella from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 treat a simulated jaw injury during a mass casualty drill at Forward Operating Bas... More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Angel Laracuente from
Equipment Operator 1st Class Angel Laracuente from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 signals that his water containers are almost full during a routine water run. NMCB 3 is conducting their final gr... More
From right, Utilitiesman 3rd Class Samantha Buehler
From right, Utilitiesman 3rd Class Samantha Buehler from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 laughs with her son, Jayden, and new fiance Builder 2nd Class George Negron who proposed moments after Buehl... More
Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB)
Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) team put all hands in, celebrating the battalion's first successfull CBR drill to test the team's ability to... More
A two-man team from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
A two-man team from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Combat Security Element carries a mock casualty during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded fie... More
uilder 2nd Class Thad Dodds from Naval Mobile Construction
uilder 2nd Class Thad Dodds from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's convoy security element scans the country side for attackers during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB 3 is ... More
Engineering Aide 1st Class Joab Cowell from Naval Mobile
Engineering Aide 1st Class Joab Cowell from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 scans the country side for attackers during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB 3 is conducting their final... More
An evaluator from Naval Construction Training Center
An evaluator from Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) in Port Hueneme, Calif., asks questions to Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 while they treat a mock casualty during a simulat... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 overcome a simulated chemical, biological or radiological attack. NMCB 3 is conducting their final graded field training exercise (FTX), testing the battalion'... More
Builder Constructionman Rachel Aldridge from Naval
Builder Constructionman Rachel Aldridge from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) scans the countryside for simulated attackers while protecting her detachment as they build a Mabey Johnson bridge. NMCB 3... More
From right, Utilitiesman 3rd Class Samantha Buehler
From right, Utilitiesman 3rd Class Samantha Buehler from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 laughs with her son, Jayden, and new fiance Builder 2nd Class George Negron who proposed moments after Buehl... More
Equipment Operator Constructionman Ken Carter performs
Equipment Operator Constructionman Ken Carter performs a buddy check on a fellow Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 during a chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) drill to test the t... More
Builder 2nd Class Thad Dodds from Naval Mobile Construction
Builder 2nd Class Thad Dodds from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's convoy security element helps clear a landing zone during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB 3 is conducting their... More
An Army Reserve UH-60 Black Hawk touches down during
An Army Reserve UH-60 Black Hawk touches down during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario to transport mock casualties from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's convoy security element. ... More
Navy Ensign Karl Coulson from Naval Mobile Construction
Navy Ensign Karl Coulson from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 finishes loading a mock casualty into an Army Reserve UH-60 Black Hawk during a simulated helicopter medical evacuation scenario. NMCB ... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jennefer English from Naval
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jennefer English from Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a smoke grenade just inside Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's defensive li... More