210907-N-RP125-1002 BAUCAU, Timor-Leste (Sept 7, 2021) Builder Constructionman Dylan Taylor, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, level batter boards for a schoolhouse the U.S. Navy Seabees are building to support the local Ministry of Education. NMCB-5 is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening our alliances and partnerships, and providing general engineering and civil support to joint operational forces. Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB-5 has 10 detail sites deployed throughout the U.S. and Indo-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 3rd Class Kacie Joslin/Released)
210907-N-RP125-1002 BAUCAU, Timor-Leste (Sept 7, 2021) Builder Constructionman Dylan Taylor, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, level batter boards for a schoolhouse the U.S. Navy Seabees are building to support the local Ministry of Education. NMCB-5 is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening our alliances and partnerships, and providing general engineering and civil support to joint operational forces. Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB-5 has 10 detail sites deployed throughout the U.S. and Indo-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 3rd Class Kacie Joslin/Released)
210907-N-RP125-1002 BAUCAU, Timor-Leste (Sept 7, 2021) Builder Constructionman Dylan Taylor, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, level batter boards for a schoolhouse the U.S. Navy Seabees are building to support the local Ministry of Education. NMCB-5 is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening our alliances and partnerships, and providing general engineering and civil support to joint operational forces. Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB-5 has 10 detail sites deployed throughout the U.S. and Indo-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 3rd Class Kacie Joslin/Released)
By Construction Electrician 2nd Class Lisa A. Sperhake
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 started construction on a gas cylinder storage facility to support the Harbor Operations site onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, Aug. 16.
The Seabees will place an 18-by-80 foot concrete pad, construct a 1,440 square-foot pre-engineered building, pave a driveway, and install a fence at the Harbor Operations site.
The facility will provide power, lighting, and communications, essential to helping NSF Diego Garcia meet operational requirements.
"I'm happy to be able to learn my rate. It's a beautiful place, and my first time outside of the United States," said Builder...
