NMCB 3 crane team saves taxpayers $40K, makes light work of heavy lift

Equipment Operator 2nd Classes Renee Harrison, left, and Charles Post, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's crane crew, secure the rigging shoe of a 40-ton hydraulic crane before replacing a 6,000-pound transformer used to power portions of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2013. One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II, NMCB 3's legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments, simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions. For this deployment, NMCB 3 has split into nine details to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste, Tonga, Cambodia and the Philippines. The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi, Yokosuka and Okinawa, Japan; Chinhae, Republic of Korea and China Lake, Calif. The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U.S. Maritime Strategy. They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering, construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Fahey)

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