Keywords: NMCB 3 Pacific region deployment 130816-N-WW000-004.jpg en Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Philippine Construction Civic Action Detail Equipment Operator Constructionman Sarah Hale shows local children pictures on her smartphone outside Macarascas Elementary School in Puerto Princesa Philippines 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 South 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 2013-08-16 NMCB https //www dvidshub net/image/1000431 130816-N-WW000-004 2013-08-21 21 12 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 |