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MCB-74 - Afghanistan - '09-'10

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  • 090903-N-4440L-136 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 3, 2009) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Matt Medeiros and Equipment Operator 3rd Class Darnell Baker, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, Alpha Company, use up-armored bulldozers to form three miles of sand berm for the Camp Leatherneck expansion project. Up-armored heavy equipment is essential to the personal security of Seabees working in the open desert. NMCB-74 is deployed to Afghanistan supporting the NATO International Security Assistance Force and is one of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing construction support. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Lindsey/Released)
  • 090903-N-4440L-219 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 3, 2009) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jason Bell, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Catherine Jacobsen and Equipment Operator Constructionman Apprentice Johnathan Horner, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, install concertina wire. Three miles of concertina wire is being erected as part of the Camp Leatherneck expansion project. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Lindsey/Released)
  • 090904-N-4440L-003 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 4, 2009) Engineering Aide 3rd Class William Anderson, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, Headquarters Company, programs a Trimble S6 Total Station robotic surveying system. This advanced technology allows Anderson to stake out points for the perimeter of the Camp Leatherneck expansion project with precision. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Lindsey/Released)
  • 090904-N-4440L-016 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 4, 2009) Engineering Aide 3rd Class William Anderson and Engineering Aide 3rd Class Patrick Leslie, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, Headquarters Company, survey and stake out a perimeter for the Camp Leatherneck expansion project using a Trimble S6 Total Station robotic surveying system. NMCB-74 is deployed to Afghanistan supporting the NATO International Security Assistance Force and is one of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing construction support. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Lindsey/Released)
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  • 091012-N-9564W-205 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 12, 2009) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Charles Parsons, native of Lizton, Ind., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, Alfa Company, stockpiles select fill while operating a D8 bulldozer at the Leatherneck Expansion project. Piling the rock saves material, which will serve as the top course for a foundation pad, from being lost. More than 23,500 cubic meters of rock will go into building foundations for a new camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan G. Wilber/Released)
  • 090929-N-9564W-026 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 29, 2009) Engineering Aid 2nd Class Adolfo Valdez, native of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, Headquarters Company, inputs the elevations on a Trimble S-6 robotic surveying instrument. Valdez and his team are conducting a topographical survey at the Camp Leatherneck expansion site, which will provide the battalion with an accurate representation of the lay of the land. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan G. Wilber/Released)
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