200211-N-PG340-1001 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 11, 2020) Builder Constructionman Jeff Crabtree guides Equipment Operator 2nd Class Luis Aragon, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, as he uses the excavator with the bull prick attachment to demolish part of the seawall during the seawall repair project on board White Beach Naval Facility. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 1st Class Roland Palacios/Released)
200211-N-PG340-1001 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 11, 2020) Builder Constructionman Jeff Crabtree guides Equipment Operator 2nd Class Luis Aragon, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, as he uses the excavator with the bull prick attachment to demolish part of the seawall during the seawall repair project on board White Beach Naval Facility. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 1st Class Roland Palacios/Released)
Story by Builder 3rd Class Christian Carlson
POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia – The students of Sokehs Elementary School welcomed U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Pohnpei with open arms at the Sokehs Opening Ceremony, Jan. 13.
The Seabees with NMCB-5 will renovate the school, which is comprised of over 140 students from the island of Sokehs and teaches students from kindergarten to eighth grade.
“Having the Seabees here increases our overall mission accomplishments, not only for our U.S. forces, but also with our partners,” said Rear Adm. John Menoni, commander, Joint Region Marianas. “Your presence and what you do here really does matter.”
Lt. Brian Wood,...
