Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 supported the NATO-led exercise Trident Juncture 2015 with construction of two training structures at Sierra del Retin, Spain, which began Oct 16.

The training structures are on one of three sites that NMCB 1 had constructed for exercise Trident Juncture.

The structures provided a realistic training environment for the participating forces to use during exercise scenarios.

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"NMCB 1's construction throughout this exercise is significant. It enables us to sustain the trust, improve relationships with NATO Allied Forces and partnered nations, and increase interoperability enabling us to align our efforts with NATO and partnership goals."
- Lt. j.g. Jason McGee, acting assistant operations office.

"We are supporting SOCEUR gear up for Exercise Trident Juncture by building two shoot houses [live-fire close quarters combat building] to provide realistic training. Shoot houses will be used for specific task tailored training. A simulated town will be set up for the forces to come in and train."
- Builder 1st Class Alex Eneix, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1

Quick Facts:
Along with the houses in Sierra del Retin, Spain, NMCB 1 constructed shoot houses in Chinchilla, Spain and Setubal, Portugal as well as constructing doors for breaching pre-existing structures enabling joint force training during the exercise.

* NMCB 1's completed structures provide troops a facility to simulate military tactics for clearing buildings.

Trident Juncture is the largest NATO exercise to be conducted in the past 20 years with around 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations, to include both NATO allies and partners.

* NATO is capable of simultaneously conducting large-scale and complex multinational exercises, missions and operations, providing response force readiness, military and civil-military interaction training in conjunction with established operations such as Air Policing and Maritime Patrols.

* NATO is capable of responding to changes to the global security situations and planning large-scale, multinational exercises based on specific themes.

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, headquartered in Naples, Italy, oversees joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests, security and stability in Europe and Africa.

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