Gulfport Seabees in Israel

CAMP COBRA, Israel - A small contingent of four Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 from Gulfport, Miss., have been at Camp Cobra in Israel since February as part of exercise-related construction. The Seabees are supporting exercise Juniper Cobra 2018, a joint ballistic missile defense exercise, between the U.S. European Command and Israel Defense Forces. Alongside the Seabees is the Air Force’s Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE). Currently, it’s the rainy season in Israel. The Seabees have been tasked with establishing a water drainage system; excavating ditches to help establish drainage, and grading the site to allow water flow to a retention pond. NMCB 11 is home-ported at Gulfport’s Naval Construction Battalion Center, which is part of the Naval Construction Force (NCF). NMCM 11 has personnel assigned to more than 15 locations worldwide. (Source: NMCB 11 03/12/18)