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Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) in Chinhae, Republic of Korea, increased capabilities and interoperability with their ROK counterparts during a three-day construction project Aug. 24-26.
Three NMCB 3 Seabees and three senior ROK engineers teamed up to install a drainage ditch along a major service road aboard Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae.
The small but critical teambuilding operation was part of Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) 2013 – an annual joint forces exercise conducted across the Korean peninsula that incorporates more than 3,000 personnel from the U.S. and bases in the Pacific region.
According to ROK Engineer Navy Lt. j.g. Chae Kang Wook, the event served as a positive first impression.
“This is my first time working alongside Seabees,” said Wook. “We utilize some of the same [construction] methods to accomplish goals when approaching a project like this. I’m impressed with how relaxed they seem and how much fun they have while still getting the job done.”
Despite language barriers between Seabees and some of the ROK engineers, a shared, focused work ethic united the team and aided success.
“Whenever you can complete a complicated project without even speaking the same language, you know you’ve just experienced a wonderful thing,” said NMCB 3 Builder 3rd Class Jacob Thacker.
UFG is executed in support of the Republic of Korea and U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed on Oct. 1, 1953. The exercise furthers military training and enhances the ROK military’s abilities to take the lead of the combined defense of the Republic of Korea in 2015.
The CCAD’s mission is to execute engineering civic assistance projects, conduct formal training with the host nation, and perform community relations events to help enhance shared capabilities and improve the country’s social welfare.
One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II, NMCB 3’s legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments, simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions.
For this deployment, NMCB 3 has split into nine details to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste, Tonga, Cambodia and the Philippines. The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi, Yokosuka and Okinawa, Japan; Chinhae, Republic of Korea and China Lake, Calif.
The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U.S. Maritime Strategy. They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering, construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations.
| Date Taken: | 08.26.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 08.30.2013 10:29 |
| Story ID: | 112917 |
| Location: | CHINHAE, BUSAN GWANG'YEOGSI [PUSAN-KWANGYOKSHI], KR |
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