U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with NMCB-5’s Detail Iwakuni start a landfill capping project in support of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni [Image 3 of 5]

IWAKUNI, AICHI, JAPAN

12.29.2019

Courtesy Photo

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5

191231-N-IY022-1006 IWAKUNI, Japan (Dec. 31, 2019) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Marco Padilla (front), from San Antonio, and Equipment Operator 3rd Class Zhen Liu, from Linyi, China, measure the distance between two limitation stakes in support of the landfill capping project in support of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni. U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Iwakuni are completing a landfill capping project to reduce the risk of the bird aerial strike hazard incidents and local wild life from inhabiting areas around MCAS flight operations areas. 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 Construction Electrician 2nd Class Kayla Collins/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.29.2019
• Date Posted: 01.07.2020 01:11
• Photo ID: 6013875
• VIRIN: 191231-N-IY022-1006
• Resolution: 4496x3000
• Size: 2.81 MB
• Location: IWAKUNI, AICHI, JP