Gulfport Seabees returning

ROTA, Spain - Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 assumed charge of the Seabee's Europe and Africa Naval Construction Force missions from NMCB 11 during a transfer of authority ceremony at Naval Station Rota's Seabee camp Feb. 20. Cmdr. Jim Brown, commanding officer of NMCB 11, expressed confidence in the battalions before he exchanged salutes to signify the transfer of authority. Brown then exchanged salutes with Cmdr. Lance Flood, commander of NMCB 1, to signify the official transfer of authority. As NMCB 11 returns to its homeport in Gulfport, Miss., the oncoming battalion will continue the Seabee mission. (Source: US Naval Forces Europe Africa 02/22/17) Gulf Coast Note: Both NMCBs are home ported in Gulfport, Miss.