Commander, 1st Naval Construction Division

101207-N-6383T-576 KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (Dec. 7, 2010) Troops assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18 assemble to dedicate a new flag mast. The dedication, on the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, is in remembrance of the Sailors and Seabees who gave their lives during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 2nd Class Vuong Ta/Released)

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101128-N-7743H-049 GUAM (Nov. 28, 2010) Utilitiesman 2nd Class Michael Leib, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, unloads school supplies from a Humvee. The school supplies are destined for children in Kandahar City. NMCB-18, a reserve component battalion, received school supplies from friends, family and employers in the Northwestern United States when they learned of the need pens, pencils, paper and other supplies. Operation Seabeelieve has delivered more than 1,500 pounds of pencils, pens and notebooks to orphanages, prisons and schools. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Leif HerrGesell/Released)

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101120-N-7743H-041 DELARAM, Afghanistan (Nov. 20, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18 and an Afghani contractor operating an excavator build a security perimeter at Forward Operating Base Delaram. NMCB-18 is a reserve component battalion providing engineering and construction support throughout the RC South region of Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Leif HerrGesell/Released)

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101123-N-6436W-092 KHILAGUY, Afghanistan (Nov. 23, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 work with local Afghani contractors to place concrete for helicopter landing pads at forward operating base Khilaguy, Afghanistan. The concrete landing pads will provide fast air support for medical evacuations and will close the distance and reduce the time it takes for wounded to get medical care. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Michael B. Watkins/Released)

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101123-N-6436W-038 KHILAGUY, Afghanistan (Nov. 23, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 work with Afghani contractors to place concrete for helicopter landing pads at forward operating base Khilaguy. The concrete landing pads will provide fast air support for medical evacuations and will close the distance and reduce the time it takes for wounded to get medical care. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Michael B. Watkins/Released)

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101123-N-6436W-010 KHILAGUY, Afghanistan (Nov. 23, 2010) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Robert Struyk, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40, walks to his equipment in a cloud of dust created by a nearby departing helicopter. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael B. Watkins/Released)

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101122-N-7743H-038 DELARAM, Afghanistan (Nov. 22, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18 move earth at Forward Operating Base Delaram. The fill soil will be used to level a base loading ammunition-handling area. NMCB-18 is a reserve battalion providing engineering and construction support throughout the RC South region of Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Leif HerrGesell/Released)

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101116-N-7241L-008 CAMP SIMBA, Kenya (Nov. 16, 2010) Builder 3rd Class Ace Shedd, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, signals the Bobcat operator to dump a load of sand while constructing a bunker on Camp Simba, Kenya. Shedd is part of a detachment of Seabees assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and stationed at Camp Simba. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird/Released)

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101030-N-6436W-065 DEH DADI II, Afghanistan (Oct. 30, 2010) Senior Chief Equipment Operator James Jones supervises Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 as they level a project site at Camp Deh Dadi II, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Michael B. Watkins/Released)

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101030-N-6436W-038 DEH DADI II, Afghanistan (Oct. 30, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 level a project site at Camp Deh Dadi II, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Michael B. Watkins/Released)

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101115-N-6383T-473 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Nov. 15, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18 and U.S. Air Force personnel unload an equipment shelter at Kandahar Air Field. NMCB-18 is a reserve battalion providing engineering and construction support throughout the RC South region of Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 2nd Class Vuong Ta/Released)

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101104-N-6383T-507 KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (Nov. 4, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18 build a Southwest Asian Hut at Kandahar Air Field. NMCB-18 is a reserve component battalion operating in the RC South Region of Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 2nd Class Vuong Ta/Released)

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101104-N-6383T-508 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Nov. 4, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18 erect an exterior wall for a Southwest Asian Hut at Kandahar Air Field. NMCB-18 is a reserve component battalion operating in the RC South Region of Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 2nd Class Vuong Ta/Released)

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101016-N-0475R-992 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Oct. 16, 2010) Steelworker 3rd Class Jesus Bridges, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, fires an M-203 grenade launcher during a weapons qualification at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan executing general engineering, infrastructure construction and project management in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Rheaume/Released)

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101015-N-3589B-185 AGOSUHIN, Philippines (Oct. 15, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 paint the exterior walls of a schoolhouse they built with the Naval Construction Brigade of the Philippine Navy during a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines engineering civic action project. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and promote maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Bidwell/Released)

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101013-N-4345W-001 KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 13, 2010) Builder 3rd Class Marie Tauai, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40, cuts wood at Forward Operating Base Wilson. Seabees from NMCB-18 and NMCB-40 are building a civil military operations center for the U.S. Army and the Afghanistan National Army. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Terrina Weatherspoon/Released)

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