File:Utilitiesman 3rd Class Dominico Nool and Engineer Sapper Ty Fergz lay down block for a septic tank.jpg

English: ETINARO, Timor-Leste (Oct. 7, 2013) – Utilitiesman 3rd Class Dominico Nool, front, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3’s Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) and Royal Australian Engineer Sapper Ty Fergz, Australian Defence Force, lay down block for a septic tank being installed by Seabees from NMCB 3, U.S. Marine Corps engineers, Royal Australian Engineers from the ADF and the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-DTL) during Sapper 13. The month-long joint exercise is designed to increase interoperability between the countries’ construction forces through quality projects that will improve East Timor’s social welfare. Seabees from NCMB 3 are deployed to Timor-Leste to execute engineering civic assistance projects, conduct formal training with the host nation and perform community relations events to help enhance shared capabilities and improve the country’s social welfare. One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II, NMCB 3’s legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments, simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions. For this deployment, NMCB 3 has split into nine details to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste, Tonga, Cambodia and the Philippines. The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi, Yokosuka and Okinawa, Japan; Chinhae, Republic of Korea and China Lake, Calif. The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U.S. Maritime Strategy. They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering, construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations.(US Navy photo by Builder Constructionman Nathan Carrasco, NMCB 3 Public Affairs representative)