NMCB-5 Conducts Mount-Out Exercise During Deployment 2023 [Image 5 of 13]

OKINAWA, JAPAN

02.15.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Cunningham 

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5

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OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 15, 2023) – Gunnersmate 2nd Class Anthony Tucksen (left) and Utilitiesman Constructionman Alex Gonzalez (right), both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, perform an M4 functional check during a Mount-Out Exercise (MOX) On Camp Shields Feb. 15. NMCB-5 conducted the MOX to simulate deploying an airfield construction company within the U.S Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. NMCB-5 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-5 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Luke Cunningham)

• Date Taken: 02.15.2023
• Date Posted: 02.22.2023 20:35
• Photo ID: 7645386
• VIRIN: 230215-N-LW757-1002
• Resolution: 5568x3712
• Size: 8.74 MB
• Location: OKINAWA, JP