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In a naval message dated Dec. 30, 2009, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 was named among the Retention Excellence Award winners for 2009. This makes the sixth consecutive win for the battalion, the most consecutive wins for an NMCB in recent years.
01.06.10, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Wilber
Light, heat or air conditioning and an outlet for a morning cup of 'joe' are all daily needs for a forward deployed Seabee battalion; none of which are possible without electricity. Beginning with just a drawing and roll of electrical wire, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74's construction electricians bring a newly constructed building to electric life.
12.31.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Wilber
On Dec. 31, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74's Water Well Detachment reached a deployment milestone when they tapped an artesian well in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The well is the first known artesian well to be tapped in the country and will provide much needed water to service members serving in the region.
12.31.09, Courtesy Story
On December 21st, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 held a dedication ceremony for their new camp, Camp Krutke, on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The camp was dedicated in honor of a Navy gunner's mate killed while deployed with NMCB 74 in March 2007.
12.21.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Wilber
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 have been charged with improving some key convoy routes in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. Their mission is to build short roads where vehicles often get stuck in deep sandy wadis. If left alone, these routes could become impassable for military convoys in the winter months during the rainy season.
12.08.09, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Lindsey
The importance of a cost control office to a forward deployed Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, such as NMCB 74, cannot be underestimated. It is there that information on more than 300 pieces of construction equipment operating at multiple project sites is tracked, compiled and reported.
12.04.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Wilber
Chaplains serving in southern Afghanistan met at Camp Leatherneck to celebrate the Chaplain Corps' 234th birthday. Twenty chaplains from four countries, assigned to camps and Forwarding Operating Bases throughout southern Afghanistan participated in the day's events.
11.20.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Wilber
Providing support services to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 is no small task, but the members of the 5000 Shop consistently come through with the familiar "Can Do" attitude that Seabees are known for. Without the support provided from this shop, the battalion's self-sustainability would be seriously diminished, and these Seabees take that responsibility to heart.
11.11.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Wilber
As Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 prepares to move to their new location in the Camp Leatherneck expansion area, Alfa Company Seabees are out in force preparing the ground. The rough, desert land must be brought up to elevation, compacted and made suitable for wood structures, command tents and pedestrian traffic.
10.26.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Wilber
On Oct. 25, Camp Leatherneck hosted the first Afghanistan Marine Corps Marathon, a satellite race to the 134th annual Marine Corps Marathon held in Washington.
10.25.09, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Lindsey
Sailors and Marines assigned to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan celebrated the U.S. Navy's 234th birthday in a spirit of camaraderie. The events planned in honor of the occasion began with a 6:00 a.m. 5K run, followed by several cake cutting ceremonies during lunch and concluded in an afternoon remembrance ceremony held in honor of two Sailors, assigned to the camp that were killed in action during the past year.
10.12.09, Story by Ryan Wilber
In the area of Southern Afghanistan referred to by locals as "the desert of death," Navy engineering aides gather their surveying equipment and trek across the hot sand. Their mission is to provide Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 with an accurate representation of the topography of Camp Leatherneck's expansion site and layout future roads.
10.06.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Wilber
In the area of Southern Afghanistan referred to by locals as "the desert of death," Navy engineering aides gather their surveying equipment and trek across the hot sand. Their mission is to provide Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 with an accurate representation of the topography of Camp Leatherneck's expansion site and layout future roads.
10.06.09, Story by Ryan Wilber
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 began construction of an Ammo Supply Point in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The project began, July 21, with NMCB-5 and was turned over to NMCB-74, Aug. 18. NMCB-74 took control of the project at 15 percent completion and has built five additional ammo cells since turnover.
09.22.09, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Lindsey
National Geographic Explorer recently sent a video crew to document the construction and expansion of Camp Leatherneck in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. Sept. 21, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 escorted the crew to a perimeter expansion construction site.
09.21.09, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Lindsey
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