NMCB 3 saves Twentynine Palms $1.4 million, increases battalion construction capabilities

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 place the final touches on a concrete-block retaining wall’s footer at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, July 23. Forty-three Seabees saved the Marine Corps base $1.4 million in estimated contracting fees by building three concrete-block retaining walls and a 17-ton steel command and control training center. The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U.S. maritime strategy. The force provides deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 3rd Class Micaela Tennant/RELEASED)