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NMCB 3 Demonstrates Respect Through Quality Construction, Ambassadorship in Yokosuka

Navy News Service

Story Number: NNS130819-03
8/19/2013

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Fahey, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Public Affairs

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 officially relieved NMCB 5 of all duties and project activities during a change of charge ceremony Aug. 15 held at the detachment's headquarters in Yokosuka, Japan.

According to the detachment's Officer-in-Charge Navy Ens. Karl Coulson, the team complements each other with different levels of skills focused toward providing both quality construction and ambassadorship.

'We are all very excited to begin construction, get into a rhythm and finish the projects with quality,' said Coulson. 'We are very happy to represent the Seabees and show this amazing culture that we respect them and are proud to be allies.'

During the six-month deployment, the Seabees plan to complete the construction of two pre-engineered buildings (PEB) at two different sites in Yokosuka. One will provide government employees with new office spaces, shower rooms and break areas. The second will be used as a Morale, Welfare and Recreation youth activity center at a nearby family housing complex.

While not on the job, Yokosuka detachment Seabees are planning multiple community relations projects that will provide the team with a greater understanding of the Japanese culture, their customs and help strengthen local friendships.

'I love being deployed to Yokosuka,' said NMCB 3 Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Ramon Monge. 'It gives you the opportunity to travel to the surrounding cities, experience the entirety of the Japanese culture and what it's all about.'

One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II, NMCB 3's legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments, simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions.

For this deployment, NMCB 3 has split into nine detachments to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste, Tonga, Cambodia and the Philippines. The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi, Yokosuka and Okinawa, Japan; Chinhae, South Korea and China Lake, Calif.

The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U.S. Maritime Strategy. They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support.

NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering, construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations.