GULFPORT, Mississippi (July 21, 2016) Seabee battalion kicked off a Command Post Exercise (CPX) onboard Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, July 20, 2016.
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 conducted the three day CPX focusing on the fighting aspect of the Seabee’s motto of “We Build, We Fight.” The exercise concentrated on command and control, communications, and timely decision making processes for real-world scenarios.
More than 200 Seabees participated in different scenarios to demonstrate the commands effective and accurate communications between a Combat Operation Center, Entry Control Point, Detachments and Company Posts.
Engineering Aid 3rd Class Peris Karanja, who stood watch inside of the Combat Operation Center during CPX, was able to learn the importance of communication because warfighting decisions are made based on what information passed from all of the outlying Detachment sites, Entry Control Points, and Company Posts.
“Communication is very important,” said Karanja, from Abingdon, Maryland. “The information received provides a visual of the process and allows for decisive decisions to be made regarding whether or not support needs to be sent out to contain the lines.”
CPX is one in a series of training events leading to the battalion's final graded Field Training Exercise (FTX), which certifies the battalion can deploy.
| Date Taken: | 07.21.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 07.21.2016 15:05 |
| Story ID: | 204639 |
| Location: | GULFPORT, MS, US |
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