Seabees complete FTX at Shelby

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Navy Seabees from Gulfport, Miss., and Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C., completed a two-week Field Training Exercise (FTX) on Feb. 22 at the Camp Shelby (Miss.) Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC). The Gulfport-based Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 operated across Shelby's rugged terrain while the FTX simultaneously tested the battalion's ability to enter and secure hostile locations, execute expeditionary construction, and defend against enemy attacks. NMCB 1 performed “stellar across the board and set high standards throughout the exercise," said Senior Chief Constructionman Timothy Weisenburg, operations department chief. NMCB 1 specializes in contingency construction, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. (Source: NMCB 1 02/28/18) CSJFTC is primarily located at the southern edge of Hattiesburg, Miss. It is the largest state-owned training site in the nation.