Seabees renovate Cameroon clinic

Sailors assigned to a detachment of the Gulfport, Miss.-based Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 worked to renovate a medical clinic over the holidays at the Genie Militaire Engineering base in Douala, Cameroon. Five crew members from Detail Cameroon began work on the project to transform and refurbished the clinic. The project will provide services to both the Cameroonian military and civilians. The work consisted of replacing 12 doors, 25 windows, light fixtures, and 4,320 square feet of corrugated roofing panels. Repairs were also made to rafters and soffit damaged by termites. "Providing one of the basic human needs sends a powerful message and is a humbling experience," said Constructionman Hakeem Pierce. (Source: NMCB 11 Det 01/05/17)