NCBC scores well on FEP

GULFPORT, Miss. – Months of preparation paid off for Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, Miss., having earned an overall installation score of 89 percent for the Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) it participated in Oct. 15-17. FEP is a Commander Naval Installations Command (CNIC) assessment designed to inspect the command, control, communications and Navy security departments and emergency operations response on all Navy installations. Installations are slated to undergo an FEP assessment once every three years. The FEP is the final phase in a three-step evaluation process, which includes the command assessment of readiness and training (CART), regional assessment (RAS) and the final evaluation problem. FEP is essentially a rigorous three-day assessment that includes evaluating administration and record-keeping, the emergency operation center, and the capabilities of the security and fire departments onboard an installation. The assessment can involve situations such as recovering from natural disasters like tornados or flooding, to handling improvised explosive devices or active-shooter training scenarios. Inspectors from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Commander, Navy Installations Command, and Navy Region Southeast all came to Gulfport to evaluate the base on its security and emergency operations readiness. (Source: NCBC Gulfport 10/24/19)