Keywords: NMCB 3 Pacific Region Deployment 131005-N-ZZ999-006.jpg en Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 U S Marine Corps engineers Royal Australian Engineers from the Australian Defence Force and engineers from the Timor-Leste Defense Force construct frame work for a news school The engineering team is participating in Sapper 13 a month-long joint exercise designed to increase interoperability between the countriesâ ‚¬ „˘ construction forces through quality projects that will improve East Timorâ ‚¬ „˘s social welfare Seabees from NCMB 3 are 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 countryâ ‚¬ „˘s social welfare One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II NMCB 3â ‚¬ „˘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 2013-10-05 NMCB https //www dvidshub net/image/1031402 131005-N-ZZ999-006 2013-10-05 11 10 TL PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Sapper 2013 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |