DIRE DAWA, Ethiopia – Eight Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 continues renovations of an auditorium for the Dire Dawa Secondary School.
The Seabees are working from the ground up, literally. Right now, they are laying tile across the 4,300-square-foot floor and will replace the roof when finished.
The crew hit some speed bumps during the renovation, ranging from having no electricity to using mis-matched tile sizes. However, they are still ahead of schedule.
"We found a technique for the laying the tile that works," explained Petty Officer 3rd Class John Vetter, a crew member.
"According to Construction Battalion Construction Management, the computer program we use to track our project's progress and calculate man-hours, we did 14 days of work in three days," Vetter said.
The Sailors' success came from their focus and determination to finish the school on schedule, according to Scott Bishop, constructionman, another crew member.
"Once we get moving, it's actually hard to stop," said Scott.
"Most of the troops are green," said Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery Dwyer, project mission commander. "But they stay motivated and very resourceful for the task at hand."
"We have worked late and through lunch multiple times without even realizing it," said Bishop. "All of us just want to see the project to the end that much."
Once the auditorium is finished, it will provide a large location for plays, public speeches and other gatherings.
Dire Dawa Secondary School is one of four schools - in three countries - NMCB 11 is working on while assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility.
The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. Through a strategy of cooperative conflict prevention the task force helps build the internal capacities of countries at risk to prevail against extremists exploiting instability.
| Date Taken: |
03.14.2009 |
| Date Posted: |
03.14.2009 07:18 |
| Story ID: |
31097 |
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DIRE DAWA, ET |
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