Seabees continue work abroad

KWAJALEIN, Marshall Islands - Fifteen Seabees from the Gulfport, Miss.-based Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 construction civic action detail has relieved another south Mississippi unit, NMCB 133, to begin a six-month deployment to the Marshall Islands. Five members of NMCB 11 and six from NMCB 133 conducted a week-long inspection and review before Lt. j.g. Lars Swanson, NMCB 133's officer in charge (OIC), turned the helm over to Ensign Daniel Hulse, NMCB 11's OIC, for the continued Seabee operations. NMCB 11's Seabees have begun consolidating tools and materials from islands across the Kwajalein Atoll in preparation for upcoming projects. Over the next six months, the Seabees will build on seven different islands to support Phase 0 Theater Security Cooperation operations in the Pacific. Projects will include two water catchment systems, a school fence, and two school renovations, all of which will improve the quality of life for the Marshallese population and enhance relationships between the two entities. (Source: NMCB 11 03/01/18)