While most Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 received combat training during a Field Training Exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss., members who remained behind at the battalionā€™s temporary headquarters in Gulfport, Miss., received some unexpected training as well.
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 completed a Field Training Exercise, Operation Bearing Duel 2012, at Camp Shelby, Miss., March 21.
Cmdr. James Robbins, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 commanding officer, and Rick Heiland, command master chief, presented six Marines with letters of appreciation and a command coin for their assistance on NMCB 27's Building 10301 electrical project.
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 are building projects aimed at improving the quality of life for Marines conducting operations at Marine Combat Outpost Tripoli, in Western Iraq's al-Anbar province. The Seabees have constructed Southwest Asia huts and are putting finishing touches on the Battle Aid Station located at the COP.
