Keywords: NMCB 3 Pacific region deployment 130923-N-ZZ999-634.jpg en Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jacob Tester assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Philippine Civic Construction Action Detail renders a salute to Benji one of the children at the San Pedro Children's Home 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 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 2013-09-23 U S Navy photo by Utilitiesman Constructionman Guadalupe Vallejo/RELEASED https //www dvidshub net/image/1025514 130923-N-ZZ999-634 2013-09-25 07 22 PUERTO PRINCESA PH PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Puerto Princesa Philippines Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Salutes |