Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 Detachment Atsugi recognized the importance of children whose parents serve in the armed forces by participating in the annual Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan "Kid's Fest" April 2.

The Month of the Military Child festivities began Friday, April 1 with a morning parade for the children of Sailors stationed in the area. Saturday, the celebration continued with Kid's Fest. The day was filled with games, an obstacle course and several other activities put on by Morale, Welfare and Recreation and the base's various tenant commands.

"It was really cool getting to run the obstacle course and sports stations we set up and seeing the kids enjoying themselves," said Builder Constructionman Joseph Giannetti. "I'm glad we are here for the Month of the Military Child and that we are able to participate in the festival."

"It was nice to see how many people from across the base came together to set up and participate in this event," said Officer In Charge, Utilitiesman First Class Joshua Ruggles.

NMCB 4 is the first Seabee battalion to deploy to NAF Atsugi in recent years. In addition to construction project commitments, Detachment Atsugi is establishing a presence and working relationship with Public Works Atsugi -- laying the groundwork for follow-on deployments by other battalions.

NMCB 4 is the forward deployed Pacific NMCB ready to support major combat operations and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations and to provide general engineering and civil support to Navy, Marine Corps and joint operational forces. Homeported in Port Hueneme, California, NMCB 4 has detachment sites deployed throughout the United States and Pacific area of operations, including Cambodia, Diego Garcia, Guam, Japan, Philippines, Republic of Korea and Timor Leste.

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