170217-N-WA189-614
OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 17, 2017) Seabee’s from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 and Marines from Golf Co., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit work together to get out of a muddy water pit as part of the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 17, 2017. JWTC exposes Marines and Sailors to training situations and environments unique to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region which sustain operational readiness and enhance forward deployed capabilities. NMCB 5 is the forward deployed Western Pacific NMCB ready to support Major Combat Operations, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations, and to provide...
170217-N-WA189-614
OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 17, 2017) Seabee’s from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 and Marines from Golf Co., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit work together to get out of a muddy water pit as part of the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 17, 2017. JWTC exposes Marines and Sailors to training situations and environments unique to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region which sustain operational readiness and enhance forward deployed capabilities. NMCB 5 is the forward deployed Western Pacific NMCB ready to support Major Combat Operations, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations, and to provide...
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 welcomed a new Commanding Officer during an official change of command ceremony, July 14, at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, Calif.
Cmdr. Omarr E. Tobias assumed command from Cmdr. Matthew C. Riethmiller, becoming the 41st Commanding Officer of NMCB 5.
"When I was chosen to take command of NMCB 5, I was humbled and excited at being afforded such a rare and meaningful opportunity," said Tobias. "As we prepare to deploy to the Pacific region, it's an honor to lead a battalion that is ready, focused and capable of strengthening friendships we've spent the past 75 years helping cultivate."
After being presented with a Meritorious Service Medal for his outstanding performance...
