27 November 2018 Seabees Work Through the Night, Complete Mount Out Exercise OKINAWA, Japan -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 worked day and night to complete a 48-hour mount out exercise (MOX) onboard Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 19-21.A MOX simulates one of the core capabilities of an NMCB; the ability to deploy an 89-person air...
24 January 2019 NMCB-3 Gives Back to Community, Wins Navy-Wide Community Service Awards OKINAWA, Japan -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 was awarded three Navy-wide unit community service awards in the large sea going command category for their volunteer efforts throughout 2018.Seventy-five percent of the Seabees assigned to NMCB-3 volunteered throughout 2018,...
22 October 2018 NMCB-3 Completes Turnover, Assumes Authority of Indo-Pacific Region Naval Construction Force Operations OKINAWA, Japan -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 assumed charge of all Indo-Pacific Region Naval Construction Force (NCF) missions from NMCB-5 during a Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority (RIP/TOA) ceremony at Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 22.The RIP/TOA marked the official...
13 August 2020 Seabees and CNMI Officials Hold Tinian Road Repair Groundbreaking Ceremony TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NNS) -- Rear Adm. John Menoni, commander of Joint Region Marianas, Capt. Eric Correll, commodore of Commander Task Force 75, and CNMI and Tinian government and civilian leaders joined U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Detail...
13 May 2020 US Navy Seabees Help Fight Wild Brushfires in the Northern Mariana Islands TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 assisted in the preventative and reactionary support of quelling local brushfires in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...
29 April 2020 U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 Aide Pohnpei Island in COVID-19 Preparation POHNPEI, MICRONESIA, Federated States Micronesia -- U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Pohnpei completed the first set of eight head and shower facilities to assist the local government in a proactive response to the COVID-19 outbreak April 21.Additional...
10 November 2020 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 Trials New Technology to Support COVID Tracing Efforts Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 started field-testing a developing technology with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to streamline COVID-19 contact tracing efforts onboard Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, California, Nov. 2...
28 December 2021 U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 Support Pacific Air Forces DIEGO GARCIA, British Overseas Territory -- U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 built two driveways for the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia.The Seabees placed a paved driveway and installed bollards for one of...
28 December 2021 U.S. Navy Seabees Construct Dental Facility MANUS ISLAND, Papua New Guinea -- The U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 are building a dental facility at the Lombrum Naval Base, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG).The facility will provide dental care to Manus residents and the surrounding islands, drastically...
26 November 2019 Naval Facilities Engineering Command Visits NMCB-5 Seabees during INDOPACOM Deployment OKINAWA, Japan -- Rear Adm. John W. Korka, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and Force Master Chief Delbert Terrell Jr., Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), visited the U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 on board Camp Shields,...