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| Keywords: NMCB 3 Pacific region deployment 130830-N-ZZ999-002.jpg en Construction Electrician 1st Class Colby Wightman from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion NMCB 3's Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail CCAD plays Frisbee with local Timorese children during a daylong sports exchange with the local community Seabees were joined by sailors from USS Denver LPD 9 who participated in the sports exchange during a four-day port visit to East Timor The CCAD's mission is 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 9 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 U S Navy photo by Steelworker 3rd Class Calvin Johnson/RELEASED 2013-08-30 Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey https //www dvidshub net/image/1010263 130830-N-ZZ999-002 2013-09-05 02 13 DILI TL PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 USS Denver LPD-9 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
