SANTA RITA, Guam (July 27, 2017) Members assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 place a concrete pad for a storage facility project in support of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 at Naval Base Guam, July 27, 2017. NMCB 1 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, special operations combat service support, and theater security cooperation in support of U.S. Pacific Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Steelworker 2nd Class Emily Garza/Released)
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 held a ceremony at Camp Mitchell, on board Naval Station Rota, Spain, acknowledging the turnover of responsibility for oversight of construction projects around the globe on August 21, 2017.
The turnover ceremony concluded a seven-month deployment for 756 active and reserve service members assigned to NMCB 1, and marked the transfer of authority to NMCB 133 at all 15 unit detachments.
“The transfer of authority ceremony has two significant purposes,” said Cmdr. Lance Flood, commanding officer of NMCB 1. “First, it signifies the transfer of the watch at all sites around the world from one mobile unit to another. Second, it represents the change of commander for...
