201014-N-OO118-1006 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2020) Builder Constructionman Joshua Elnicki, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, holds the Philadelphia rod, used for surveying, at the Seabee Technical Trainer onboard Naval Base Ventura County. The Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported in Port Hueneme, California, conducting high-quality construction training before deploying across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman Constructionman John R. Gamble/Released)
201014-N-OO118-1006 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2020) Builder Constructionman Joshua Elnicki, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, holds the Philadelphia rod, used for surveying, at the Seabee Technical Trainer onboard Naval Base Ventura County. The Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported in Port Hueneme, California, conducting high-quality construction training before deploying across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman Constructionman John R. Gamble/Released)
PORT HUENEME, Calif.— The Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 completed a mock Communications Exercise (COMMEX) and Command Post Exercise (CPX) onboard Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, California Oct. 9.
COMMEX and CPX are simulated to assess the battalion's ability to operate command and control (C2) through the use of their communications assets. This includes practicing communications to higher, adjacent, and supporting commands.
"This is critical when we're in a task tailored mission, and we're possibly working in the expeditionary side or with Marine Corps elements," said Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Gregory Johnson, NMCB-5's communications departmental leading chief petty...
