Tonga Defense Force Lance Cpl. Saili Laisolo and Builder
Tonga Defense Force Lance Cpl. Saili Laisolo and Builder 3rd Class Paige Abernathy, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Construction Civic Action Detail in Tonga, high five after completing a ro... More
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
Nine newly promoted Chief Petty Officers from Naval
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
Equipment Operator 1st Class Pete Izarra, left, and
Equipment Operator 1st Class Pete Izarra, left, and Engineering Aide 1st Class Joab Cowell, both from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, use hand tampers to ensure freshly laid gravel stays in place ... More
Steelworker Constructionman Victor Lorenzo Bernardino
Steelworker Constructionman Victor Lorenzo Bernardino from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 mans a firing position inside a notional enemy town before a simulated attack on Seabees from NMCB 5 durin... More
From left, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jim Arbelaez,
From left, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jim Arbelaez, 1st Platoon of the Marine Corps' 9th Engineering Support Battalion (ESB), Engineering Company A; Royal Australian Engineer Sapper Greg Littleboy, Australian... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB)
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 memorize random contents of a wooden box before running a six-hour endurance course at the Marine Corps' Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC). The Seab... More
Chief Construction Mechanic Clarence Boulais assigned
Chief Construction Mechanic Clarence Boulais assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 acts as a victim during a mass casualty drill as NMCB 3 squares off during a battalion-wide military skills ... More
Engineering Aide 1st Class Willie Blanding, the president
Engineering Aide 1st Class Willie Blanding, the president of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's First Class Petty Officer Association (FCPOA), plays dodge ball with an Okinawan child during a daylon... More
Builder 3rd Class Caleb Esparza, front, and Intelligence
Builder 3rd Class Caleb Esparza, front, and Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Collin Austria, both from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, adjust their safety gear before climbing up a steep ridge near Whit... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Physical Readiness
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Physical Readiness Coordinator UT3(SCW) Krystal Santaniello demonstrates a yoga position designed to help slow breathing and increase cardiovascular health during the physi... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Construction
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Robert Cardona fights through the final steps of a six-hour endurance course at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center. More than 6... More
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Krystal Santaniello, from Naval
Utilitiesman 3rd Class Krystal Santaniello, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, sorts through tools while renovating a nearly 3,000-square-foot building at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif... More
Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 begin a 1.5-mile run during the physical fitness assessment at Naval Base Ventura County Wednesday. The Navy's PFA ensures sailors maintain optimal health thro... More
From back, Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operators
From back, Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operators Chief Jay Okonek and 1st Class Petty Officer Jason Blase, aircrewmen from the "Merlins" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, drop water from a 360-gallon... 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
Naval Aviator Lt. Cmdr. Kelsey St. Louis from the "Merlins"
Naval Aviator Lt. Cmdr. Kelsey St. Louis from the "Merlins" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, pilots his MH-60S Knighthawk as the team helps extinguish fires near Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point... 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
EA1(SCW) Joab Cowell assigned to Naval Mobile Construction
EA1(SCW) Joab Cowell assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 out of Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, Calif., levels a post during a volunteer construction project at a women's group home in ... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's main
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's main body searches for their bags after arriving to Okinawa. Japan, marking the final arrival of all deployed NMCB 3 Seabees. One of the first battalions commissio... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 sprint it out during a special holiday season physical training session. The battalion was authorized to wear festive clothing to help ring in the holiday seas... More
Builder 3rd Class Caleb Esparza from Naval Mobile
Builder 3rd Class Caleb Esparza from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 rests after climbing a steep ridge near White Beach Naval Facility. Esparza was among 13 Seabees who volunteered to help remove a bould... 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
Construction Electrician Constructionman Trevor Greene,
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
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s Ensign Samuel
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s Ensign Samuel Corey performs a “hasty” rappel at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center at Okinawa’s Camp Gonsalves. More than 60 NMCB 3 Seabees are attending t... 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
EA1(SCW) Joab Cowell assigned to Naval Mobile Construction
EA1(SCW) Joab Cowell assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 out of Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, Calif., helps level a series of balancing posts during a volunteer construction project a... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's main
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's main body searches for their bags after arriving to Okinawa. Japan, marking the final arrival of all deployed NMCB 3 Seabees. One of the first battalions commissio... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's EO2(SCW) Koby
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's EO2(SCW) Koby Bryant performs curl-ups during the physical fitness assessment at Naval Base Ventura County Wednesday. The Navy's PFA ensures sailors maintain optimal heal... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Construction
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Tyler Clark performs a function check and safety inspection on a 4K fork truck while conducting the battalion evaluation equipment program... More
Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center instructor
Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center instructor Cpl. Justin Kirkland reminds Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Builder 3rd Class Thomas Hodson to breathe after completing an underwater obstacle at th... More
Dili, Timor-Leste, local Salvador “Ricky” Dos Santos,
Dili, Timor-Leste, local Salvador “Ricky” Dos Santos, right, helps U.S. Navy Seabee Steelworker 3rd Class Calvin Johnson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Timor-Leste Construction Civi... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's outgoing commanding
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's outgoing commanding officer, Navy Cmdr. Scott P. Raymond receives a Meritorious Service Medal from Navy Capt. Rodney Moore, deputy commander Naval Construction Group 1 an... More
Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Shawn Conley, assigned
Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Shawn Conley, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, tapes plastic covering onto a table. Six volunteers from NMCB 3 volunteered their time to help build a cel... More
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Kyle Ciopryna assigned to Naval
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Kyle Ciopryna assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) in Tonga secures metal support frames for a 710 square-meter community hal... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 perform human chest presses during a special holiday season physical training session. Human presses help build trust and focus as each member is required to p... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Equipment
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Equipment Operator Constructionman Victor Diaz learns Japanese from a member of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) during a friendship exchange at Comm... More
EA1(SCW) Joab Cowell assigned to Naval Mobile Construction
EA1(SCW) Joab Cowell assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 out of Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, Calif., paints the top of a post during a volunteer construction project at a women's gro... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 peer down on a mock casualty as they assess how to carry him on an improvised stretcher during a six-hour endurance course at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare T... More
NMCB 3 Pacific region deployment
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 1st Class James Griffiths assigned to Naval
Builder 1st Class James Griffiths assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) in Tonga uses a hand ratchet to secure bolts for the steel frame of a 710 squ... More
Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval
Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education) Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk addresses roughly 1,000 sailors, including nearly 300 Seabees from Naval M... More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Peter Bonebakker from
Equipment Operator 1st Class Peter Bonebakker from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 operates an excavator at Dozer Field. Members of Naval Construction Group 1 and NMCB 3 operated excavators, dump trucks, ... More
Members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
Members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 and NMCB 5's engineering office discuss the remaining goals for a communications pad at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan. The ... More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Petty Officer (SCW) Angel
Equipment Operator 1st Class Petty Officer (SCW) Angel Laracuente from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 mentors Oxnard High School sophomore and Junior Reserve Officer Corps student Anthony Sedano on how t... 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
Navy Seabee Builder 3rd Class Tyler Church, assigned
Navy Seabee Builder 3rd Class Tyler Church, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, pours water on top of a small layer of concrete to help stabilize and compact the dirt while Philippine navy Seabee... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Utilitiesman
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Utilitiesman 2nd Class Raymond Luckett coasts inches above the water as a member of his squad uses her boot to keep Constantine wire away from his face during a six-hour en... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Builder 3rd Class
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Builder 3rd Class Zachary Wentz, right, completes a 63-foot rappel during training at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center at Okinawa's Camp Gonsalves. More than... More
From left, Chief Construction Electrician Chance Agnew
From left, Chief Construction Electrician Chance Agnew and Builder 3rd Class Caleb Esparza from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 stage a generator used to power different hand operated tools atop a ridge n... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 finish a special holiday season physical training session with a high jump squat. The battalion was authorized to wear festive clothing to help ring in the hol... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Gunners
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Gunners Mate 2nd Class Jason Saum laughs with volunteers from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force during a friendship exchange at Commander, Fleet Activities O... 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
Equipment Operator Constructionman Nicole Cusson, front,
Equipment Operator Constructionman Nicole Cusson, front, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, performs a vehicle inspection for visiting engineers (from front right) Marine Corps Lt. Col. C... More
Builder Constructionman (SCW) William Reaws from Naval
Builder Constructionman (SCW) William Reaws from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 readies 40MM grenades to fire from the Mk19 grenade launcher during a weapons qualifications and familiarization exercise h... More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Renee Harrison, left,
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Renee Harrison, left, mentors Equipment Operator Constructionman Lucas Mora, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's crane crew, as he operates a 40-ton hydr... 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
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's main
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
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Juliet Wilson from Naval Mobile
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Juliet Wilson from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) hands a clean water filter to a resident of the Ahisaun Disability Fo... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Hospital Corpsman
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Andrew Fabella rappels down a 63-foot training wall at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center at Okinawa's Camp Gonsalves. More than ... More
Navy Lt. (Dr.) Karen Ganacias, Naval Mobile Construction
Navy Lt. (Dr.) Karen Ganacias, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's medical officer, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Tim Edgar, an independent duty corpsman assigned to NMCB 3's Tonga construction civic acti... More
Equipment Operator Constructionman Lucas Mora, assigned
Equipment Operator Constructionman Lucas Mora, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's crane crew, operates a 40-ton hydraulic crane to replace a 6,000-pound transformer that powers portions ... 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
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 spouses
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 spouses stateside watch their deployed Seabees promote to Chief Petty Officer using wireless internet and social media technology during a CPO Pinning Ceremony, Sept... More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Renee Harrison, assigned
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Renee Harrison, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's crane crew, directs the operator of a 40-ton hydraulic crane while replacing a 6,000-pound transformer use... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Seabees rappel
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Seabees rappel down a 63-foot training wall at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center at Okinawa's Camp Gonsalves. More than 60 NMCB 3 Seabees are attending the ei... More
Chief Construction Mechanic Clarence Boulais assigned
Chief Construction Mechanic Clarence Boulais assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 acts as a victim during a mass casualty drill as NMCB 3 squares off during a battalion-wide military skills ... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Construction
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Fernando Llamas sets the timing on a diesel injection pump for an 11K extendable boom Sky Track while conducting the battalion evaluation ... More
Builder 3rd Class Paige Abernathy assigned to Naval
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
U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez answers
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
NMCB 3 2014 homeport - A group of people walking down a street at suns...
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Echo Company perform physical training as the sunrises aboard Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, Calif., Wed., Oct. 2. Ensuring the battalion mee... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Steelworker
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Steelworker Constructionman Cal Moore ties stirrups into a beam at Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, Calif., Oct. 8. Seabees are setting concrete footers to ... More
Builder 1st Class Petty Officer (SCW) Eddie Pygott
Builder 1st Class Petty Officer (SCW) Eddie Pygott from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 mentors Oxnard High School freshman and Junior Reserve Officer Corps student Mario Uribe on how to correctly measure... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Equipment Operator
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Equipment Operator 3rd Class Anatolie Munteanu, right, receives instruction from Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center instructor Cpl. Evan Frickley as Munteanu pre... More
Construction Mechanic 1st Class Jeremy Harris, left,
Construction Mechanic 1st Class Jeremy Harris, left, and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Shawn Conley, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, tape plastic covering onto tables. Six volunteers... More
Arrita, a local Timorese girl, takes the first swing
Arrita, a local Timorese girl, takes the first swing on a completed playground during the final days of Sapper 13. Royal Australian Engineers from the Australian Defence Force's 1st Combat Engineering Regiment,... More
U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez learns
U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez learns how to operate a D6T dozer while touring Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Alfa yard at Camp Shields, Wednesday. Following, Ramirez answered que... More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Pete Izarra from Naval
Equipment Operator 1st Class Pete Izarra from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's First Class Petty Officer Association (FCPOA) receives kisses from Ace, a rescue dog living at Camp Canine, an Okinaw... More
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Joshua Nikkel (left), from Naval
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Joshua Nikkel (left), from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, uses a jigsaw to trim vinyl floor boards while renovating a nearly 3,000-square-foot building at Naval Weapons Sta... More
Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Collin Austria from
Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Collin Austria from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 climbs a steep ridge near White Beach Naval Facility. Austria was among 13 Seabees who volunteered to help remove a bo... More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's crane crew lock down the rigging shoe of a 40-ton hydraulic crane while replacing a 6,000-pound transformer used to power portions of Kadena Ai... More
Navy Lt. Justin Webb, officer-in-charge of Naval Mobile
Navy Lt. Justin Webb, officer-in-charge of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) in Tonga, front, gives a tour of the newly completed community hall and disaster... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Builder
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Builder Constructionman Alex Abeyta motivates his athlete during the 40 yard dash during the Kadena Special Olympics. Volunteers from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ... More
Fuca, a Timorese college student attending the Universidade
Fuca, a Timorese college student attending the Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e completes an English exercise with Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s construction civic action detail. Seab... More
From left, Tonga’s Crown Prince His Royal Highness
From left, Tonga’s Crown Prince His Royal Highness Tupouto’a Ulukalala and U.S. Pacific Command Representative Air Force Brig. Gen. William Burks formally announce the opening of a new 710-square foot commun... More
From left, U.S. Pacific Command Representative Air
From left, U.S. Pacific Command Representative Air Force Brig. Gen. William Burks and Tonga’s Crown Prince His Royal Highness Tupouto’a Ulukalala congratulate each other on behalf of their respective militari... More
U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez, right,
U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez, right, listens to Construction Mechanic 1st Class Jeremy Harris on how to operate a D6T dozer during a tour of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Alfa ... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB)
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 demonstrate how to properly layout a forward operating base during a battalion-wide military skills competition at Camp Shields. The competition capped ... More
From back, Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operators
From back, Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operators Chief Jay Okonek and 1st Class Petty Officer Jason Blase, aircrew men from the "Merlins" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, help guide pilots as they f... 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
Equipment Operator Constructionman Christopher Tarmann,
Equipment Operator Constructionman Christopher Tarmann, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, sprays dirt and debris off the inside of a large front loader to prepare it for inspection durin... More
Equipment Operator 3rd Class Sonya De Costa, assigned
Equipment Operator 3rd Class Sonya De Costa, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's crane crew, maintains full situational awareness while helping guide a 40-ton hydraulic crane used to repl... 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
A Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC)
A Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC) Instructor helps Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Christopher Allen submerge during an underwater obstacle at the... More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Jennifer Harris, assigned
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Jennifer Harris, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, guides a medium tactical vehicle replacement (MTVR) onto a digital scale during NMCB 3's 48-hour Mount Ou... More
Three flight crews from the San Diego-based "Merlins"
Three flight crews from the San Diego-based "Merlins" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 and the "Blackjacks" of HSC 21 provide firefighting support in response to wildfires at Naval Base Ventura County ... 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
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Construction
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Construction Electrician 2nd Class Dwayne Watson uses his weapon to push Constantine wire away from his face while running a six-hour endurance course at the Marine Corps J... More
NMCB 3 develops vital communication skills, prepares to deploy
Petty Officer 2nd Class (SCW) Eric Wood assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 explains tactics his patrol will use during a Command Post Exercise at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme,... More