NMCB-5 Participates in ExR-ADR During Pacific Blitz 2019 [Image 3 of 5]

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

03.12.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Heather Salzman 

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5

190312-N-MW964-1078 VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Mar. 12, 2019) – Equipment Operator 2nd Class Nathan Everson from Sacramento, California, and Construction Mechanic Constructionman Thomas Williams from Post Falls, Idaho, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, load debris into the 924 CAT Loader bucket as part of an expeditionary rapid airfield damage repair (ExRADR) exercise on Vandenberg Air Force Base in support of Exercise Pacific Blitz 2019 (PacBlitz19). ExRADR tests Seabee units’ ability to repair runways enabling continued support to Navy and Marine Corps operations. Navy Expeditionary Forces support the Marine Expeditionary Forces and the Fleet by establishing theater logistics through the development of advanced naval bases. PacBlitz19 provides realistic, relevant training and practice that is necessary for an effective global U.S Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Engineering Aid 1st Class Heather Salzman).

• Date Taken: 03.12.2019
• Date Posted: 03.26.2019 18:38
• Photo ID: 5211747
• VIRIN: 190312-N-MW964-1078
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 2.18 MB
• Location: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US