Royal Australian Engineers from the Australian Defence Force’s 1st Combat Engineering Regiment, Seabees from NMCB 3, and engineers from the U.S. Marine Corps’ 9th Engineering Support Battalion and Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) teamed up to build a new school, outside bathroom facility, kitchenette and playground for the local Duyung suko, or neighborhood, in the Metinaro district of Dili. Sapper 13 was the first exercise of its kind ever executed in Timor-Leste. During the 28-day exercise, the joint team shared construction techniques and increased interoperability between the three countries. Seabees from NCMB 3 are also deployed to Timor-Leste to execute engineering civic assistance projects, conduct formal training with the...
By MC1(SW) Michael Gomez, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Public Affairs
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, participate in a one-week Construction Equipment Virtual Trainer(CEVT) assessment at Port Hueneme, Calif. The assessment was completed May 20.
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 kicked off the first Command Post Exercise (CPX) of their 2016 homeport at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif., May 16.
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) were honored guest at the Tibar Primary School ribbon cutting ceremony, Jan. 11.
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD), Cebu, held a ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 5, for the completion of a two classroom school building at Biasong High School in Cebu, Philippines. The project was a joint effort with the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group (JUSMAG) Philippines, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of Education Philippines (DepEd).
