Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Komlan Adjassem | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 | 09.12.2025
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, Detachment Antarctica, conducted hands-on training assembling a Mabey Johnson Bridge (MJB) on a ramp as part of their preparation for their upcoming deployment to Antarctica. Held in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the exercise strengthened the team’s technical proficiency and teamwork while reinforcing bridge assembly procedures......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Navy | 02.09.2010
Cmdr. Scott Shackleton, a Military Sealift Command cargo officer, is at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to oversee the offload of two Military Sealift Command ships, the tanker USNS Paul Buck and the chartered dry cargo ship MV American Tern. Shackleton is a distant relative of the famous Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who never reached the pole despite three attempts. Each year,......