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

OKINAWA, JAPAN

02.15.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Cunningham 

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5

230216-N-LW757-1003
OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 16, 2023) – Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 load gear into crates 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 20:36
• Photo ID: 7645394
• VIRIN: 230216-N-LW757-1003
• Resolution: 5568x3712
• Size: 4.15 MB
• Location: OKINAWA, JP