U.S. Navy Seabees deployed to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5’s Detail Diego Garcia check elevation on a new a concrete pad [Image 2 of 2]

DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY , BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

11.14.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bethann Crotchett 

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5

191114-N-XK887-0065 DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Nov. 14, 2019) Construction Electrician Constructionman Skylar Knight, from Corpus Christi, Texas, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Diego Garcia, uses a Philadelphia rod to shoot in elevation to verify a recently placed concrete pad is the same elevation as the surrounding footers during the site layout portion of construction. U.S. Navy Seabees deployed to Diego Garcia are constructing a new tension fabric structure to support the U.S. Air Force. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 3rd Class Bethann Crotchett/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.14.2019
• Date Posted: 11.19.2019 20:30
• Photo ID: 5923051
• VIRIN: 191114-N-XK887-1065
• Resolution: 2992x2000
• Size: 1.23 MB
• Location: DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY , IO