200205-N-EO124-1044 IWAKUNI, Japan (Feb. 5, 2020)

200205-N-EO124-1044 IWAKUNI, Japan (Feb. 5, 2020) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Alejandro Brown-Garcia, from Shelton, Washington, operates a backhoe while Equipment Operator 3rd Class Michael King from St. Stephen, South Carolina, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Iwakuni, operates the skid-steer to fill in large holes around a jobsite. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician 2nd Class Kayla Collins/Released)