Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Blevins | 211206-N-CE120-1011 KWAJALEIN, Marshall Island (Nov. 19, 2021) Builder 3rd Class...... read more read more
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The U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5's Detail Marshall Islands are building a police substation checkpoint on Ebeye, Marshall Islands.
The Seabees support the Kwajalein Atoll Local Government (KALGOV) by teaching basic construction skills to the recent high school graduates working at the Republic of Marshall Island’s National Training Council (NTC).
The purpose of this joint effort is to help the Marshallese have a more professional and strategic location for police. It will help control the entry and exit of any unaware personnel surrounding the dock and help the NTC gain experience in construction methods honed by the Seabees.
On various days of construction, NTC provides five to 14 personnel to learn the process, from leveling the ground and compaction to building formwork for the foundation. Seabees are assigned to work with different Marshallese from NTC and instruct them on the process and function of construction.
"The Ebeye police checkpoint project has provided a tremendous opportunity for the U.S. Navy Seabees to work side by side with our Pacific partners and allies in the Republic of Marshall Islands," said Ensign Trygve McCrea, the officer in charge at NMCB-5's Detail Marshall Islands. "As a result, it has not only strengthened our military footprint in the Pacific but also provided a half dozen Marshallese young men the opportunity for a better life through their apprenticeship programs."
The Seabees have had the opportunity to share their knowledge of construction with local Marshallese that will help them gain work experience and give them the chance to find a job whether in the Republic of Marshall Islands, Australia, or even in the United States.
"I have learned a lot with [the Seabees]," said Alik Lemari of Ebeye Marshall Islands, who works with NTC. "And it will help me get a job with the job corps or a job in Hawaii where I eventually would like to move and work."
"The Seabees are using this opportunity to build an enduring partnership with the Republic of Marshall Islands and KALGOV that will leave something for the Marshallese to have for years to come," adds McCrea.
The U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to NMCB-5 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening their alliances and partnerships, and providing general engineering and civil support to joint operational forces. Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB-5 has 13 detail sites deployed throughout the U.S. and Indo-Pacific area of operations.
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 12.09.2021 20:25 |
| Story ID: | 410856 |
| Location: | MH |
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