Seabees support U.S. military operations as apart of Operation Iraqi Freedo [Image 11 of 12]

TAQADDUM, IRAQ

12.29.2007

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ja'lon Rhinehart 

U.S. Navy           

Petty Officer 2nd Class Dennis Ortega of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 levels a recently erected southwest Asian hut wall at an outpost near Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2007. NMCB 1 Seabees are currently conducting operations to complete the construction and improve security of a combat outpost in support of the Iraqi army. NMCB 1 is part of nearly 1,200 Sailors and Marines supporting critical construction efforts in the Al Anbar province of Iraq and is also currently deployed to several locations in the Middle East and Afghanistan, providing responsive military construction support to U.S. military and coalition operations.

• Date Taken: 12.29.2007
• Date Posted: 06.15.2011 10:45
• Photo ID: 72114
• VIRIN: 071229-N-0553R-004
• Resolution: 1406x2100
• Size: 189.66 KB
• Location: TAQADDUM, IQ