IRAQ (Jan. 17, 2008) Builder 3rd Class Shawn Laborde assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, Task Force Sierra, strikes a line on a piece of lumber to be used in the construction of huts. NMCB-1 is deployed to several locations in the Middle East and Afghanistan providing responsive military construction support to U.S. military operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon (Released)
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (Jan. 12, 2008) Builder Constructionman Matthew Gallagher, left, Engineering Aid 3rd Class Carolina Forero, both assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40, and Builder Constructionman Seth Robinette, assigned to NMCB-26, met President George W. Bush during his visit to Camp Arifjan. Gallagher, Forero and Robinette helped build the stage for the presidential visit. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. John Haxton (Released)
KONAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jan. 3, 2008) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu, assigned to Marine embedded training team (ETT) 7-2 based in Okinawa, Japan, conducts patrols with soldiers from the 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st Afghan National Army Corps on a mountain in eastern Konar Province. U.S. Navy photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Luis P. Valdespino Jr. (Released)