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| Keywords: First-ever Sapper 13 Exercise officially closes 131028-N-VN372-293.jpg en A local Timorese child is the first to conquer the monkey bars at his school's new playground following an official ribbon cutting ceremony and close of Sapper 13 Royal Australian Engineers from the Australian Defense Force's 1st Combat Engineering Regiment U S Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 and engineers from the U S Marine Corps 9th Engineering Support Battalion and Timor-Leste Defense Force teamed up to build a new school outside bathroom facility kitchenette and playground for the local Duyung suko or neighborhood in the Metinaro district of Dili Sapper 13 was the first exercise of its kind ever executed in Timor-Leste During the 28-day exercise the joint team shared construction techniques and increased interoperability between the three countries Seabees from NCMB 3 are also deployed to Timor-Leste to execute engineering civic assistance projects conduct formal training with the host nation and perform community relations events to help enhance shared capabilities and improve the country's social welfare One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II NMCB 3's legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions For this deployment NMCB 3 has split into nine details to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste Tonga Cambodia and the Philippines The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi Yokosuka and Okinawa Japan Chinhae Republic of Korea and China Lake Calif The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U S Maritime Strategy They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support humanitarian assistance and combat operations support NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations 2013-10-28 Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey https //www dvidshub net/image/1041450 131028-N-VN372-293 2013-10-28 02 30 METRINARO TL PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy Seabees Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Sapper 2013 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
