NMCB-5’s Detachment Diego Garcia set up for a project requested by the U.S. Air Force [Image 3 of 3]

DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

10.22.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bethann Crotchett 

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5

191023-N-XK887-1143 DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Oct. 23, 2019) Steelworker 3rd Class Dalton O’Cain, from Weirsdale, Florida, and Builder 3rd Class Bethann Crotchett, from Jerseyville, Illinois, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detachment Diego Garcia, pull tape measures to mark out the proper distance for concrete formwork for a project requested by the U.S. Air Force to increase their storage capacity and enhance the base’s ability to be mission ready. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman Constructionman Allison Legrand/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.22.2019
• Date Posted: 10.27.2019 22:33
• Photo ID: 5864604
• VIRIN: 191023-N-XK887-1143
• Resolution: 2992x2000
• Size: 973.09 KB
• Location: DIEGO GARCIA, IO