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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher ()

OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 11, 2021) Ensign Charles Ghiotto, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, holds the national ensign during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony onboard Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan. The U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to NMCB-5 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening our network of allies and partners, and providing general engineering and civil support to joint operational forces. Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB-5 has 10 detail sites deployed throughout the U.S. and Indo-Pacific area of operations.

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