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    'Practice makes perfect' for Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands

    Practice makes perfect for NMCB 133 Construction Civic Action Detail Marshall Islands

    Courtesy Photo | Builder Constructionman Jordan Lloyd practices laying corner blocks during a Concrete...... read more read more

    GULFPORT, MS, UNITED STATES

    08.01.2014

    Courtesy Story

    Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133

    GULFPORT, Miss. - Two Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133’s Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) Marshall Islands attended a concrete block technical training course in Gulfport, Mississippi, in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Kwajalein Atoll

    Builder Constructionman Jordan Lloyd and Builder Constructionman Douglas Yocom attended the weeklong class, which was taught by NMCB 133 Builder 2nd Class Rafael Whitson. Lloyd and Yocom, along with the other 18 members of CCAD Marshall Islands, will build a new 130-square-foot concrete block restroom for an elementary school on their upcoming deployment. The six-stall facility will be fed by a rainwater catchment system also installed by the CCAD and will tremendously improve the quality of life of more than 100 elementary school students on the remote Marshallese island of Enniburr.

    The Seabees from NMCB 133 who participated in the trainer practiced laying out a building, mixing mortar, laying corners and lintels, keeping courses square and flush using stringlines, and striking (finishing) the joints in the block.

    Yocom hopes that the training will not only benefit his own technical abilities, but also allow him to help other members of the CCAD improve their masonry skills.

    “It wasn’t a trade I used all the time, so it was nice to get a refresher,” he said. “I feel confident I will be able to pass on what I learned in the trainer to my fellow Seabees, which will increase our overall quality of work.”

    The CCAD’s senior enlisted leader, Builder Chief Chris Locke, sees the tech trainer as an important part of the pre-deployment training pipeline.

    “The block trainer allows Seabees to hone their skills in a controlled environment before mobilizing overseas to the project jobsites,” he explained. “They can take their time and make sure they understand all the moving parts during training, then move to the field and execute the real project with added confidence and technical expertise.”

    CCAD Marshall Islands will spend approximately five months on Kwajalein Atoll later this fall and winter and will complete four humanitarian projects on two different Marshallese Islands over the course of the deployment.

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    Date Taken: 08.01.2014
    Date Posted: 08.28.2014 04:44
    Story ID: 140622
    Location: GULFPORT, MS, US

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