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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY· U.S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TEN

. FLEET POST .OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 96601

NMCB-TEN/30: . 3000 Ser

Conunanding Officer·., U.S. Naval Mobile Construction .Battalion TEN Commander Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, U.S. Pacific/ Atlantic Fleet

Deployment Completion Report

Ref: . (a)' COMCBPAC/COMCBLANT INST 5213.1 (b) COMCBLANT Operation . Orcler F 73

Encl: (1 ) Congratulatory Letters ·and Messages (2) Unit Location Summary (3) . Ad~inistrativ~ Sununary (4) Historical Summary (5) Training S_ummary . (6) Embarkation Stimmary (7) Safety. Summary (8) Logistics .Sunµniry . (9) Equipnlent SUJllIIlciry·

· (10) Construct.ion Management Summary (11) Problems Encountered and Lessons Learned Summary (12) B'est of Type, Pacific Batta],ions , and Peltier Award

· (13) Caribbean Adillinistration and Construction Summary (14) Diego... Gare.fa Summary (15) Seabee Team.1023 ·

1. Enclosures °(1) through (15) are forwarded -in acc.ordance with ref~rence (a) · for the deployment outlined in. paragraph (b).

2 . Un:i.t ·Location . . In accordance with refer ence (b), U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion.TEN was deployed to U. S . Nava l Statiori, Roosevelt Roads_, Puerto Rico. · ·Details and detached unit l ocations are indicat~d on enclosure (2).

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NMCB-TEN Advance Party consisting ·of eight (8) . officers a~d 113 enlisted men departed CBC Port Hueneme, California traveling by govern­ment bus to Point Mugu Naval Air Station then by chartered aircraft to Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico for duty .

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NMCB ..... TEN Main Body consisti:ng of. seven (.7) Officers and 206. enlisted rnen , in two (2f flights, departed Point Mugu Naval Air .

· stationby Chartered Aircraft to Roosevelt R~ads, Puerto ~ico for duty .

NMCB.;_TEN Detail GTMO consisting· of .25 enlisted nien traveled with Flight ' /11 .of the Main .Body , to join Detail GTMb. Advance :Party. · ·

NMCB.-TEN HORIZONTAL Detail consisting of · the Detail ore and. nineteen (i9) other enli.sted men traveled by Government bus to Los Angeles, . . .California, . then by· comnierc.ial air . to N~w · . London, Connecticut as a . nucleus of the NMCB­TEN .Detail NEW LONDON . :.

NMCB:.-.TEN Detail .B:BiiMuDA consis.ting of twenty.:.. three · (23) enlisted: meii. traveled with Flight 1!2 of the Main Body to ·Ber:niuda for duty. ·

NMCB.-TEN VERTI:CAL D~tail · ·consfsting o.f the De'tail OIC and tw~nt;y:.,_op.e, (21) . o.ther enlisted men depar·ted CBC Por·t ·Hueneme, · California traveling by Government bus to Los Angeles ·, Califqrnia, _then by Commercial air to· Pan~ma . · City for duty i~ the ·Canal Zeme. ·

. :Se~be~ Te.am _1.023. consisting -or . one · (1) Officer and twelve (12) · en1isted men traveling by Government Aircraf_t arrived o~ · the Island of Palau, TTPI . for 'duty as NMCB."."TEN Seabee ·ream

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Detail CHAGOS consisting of two (2) . Offic::er.s and 162 enlisted inen departed . Point Mugu. Naval.

· .Air station by Chartered·. Aircraft to Di,ego Garcia B. i: . O. T. for duty~ · ···

A Chief Petty Officer and 18 qther eri1is.ted - · men departed fi;om the New London b~fail for CBC Davisville, R. I . , . ·then by · ship . to Ai; gent ia , New Foundland to join 'the OIC ... and establish the NMCB-TEN Detail ARGENTIA.

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Detail PANAMA consisting of 17 enlisted men departedBalboa, Canal Zone, Panama to join

· · NMCB~TEN' s Ma.in . Body after completion of the StimmitAnteniia and Swimming Pool. Filter projects.

BUC RO.SE and 1$ other enlisted men departed · Camp Moscrip, Roosevelt Roads for Antigua,

B. W. L for duty as NMCB-TEN Detail ANTIGUA.

Detail Argentia departed ~aval Station Argentia,. New Foundland via convoy to Davisville, R.I~

· and New London, Cdrin., . arriving 8 Sept.

Detai.l Argentia and Detail .New London, less nine men, depa:rteci .. Naval Sdbmarine Base,' New London to jofri NMCB-TEN main body at Roosevelt ·

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Detail Andros Aovance Party, consisting of four· mel), departed Camp Moscrip in route to Andros . Island.

Detail. Andros Ma.in .Body departed Camp Moscrip · P.R •. for Andros BWI to commen,ce a constructipn project.

Detail Grand Turk departed Camp Moscrip to . Grand Turk, Bahamas.

Detail Antigua le.ss four men depa.rted NAVFAC Antigua to join NMCB-TEN'·s Main Body in Puerto Rico.

NMCB-TEN Pre-advance Party deployed to CBC . Port Hueneme, California .

. NMCB~TEN Det~il Grand Turk departed NAVFAC . ·Grand Turk to join NMCB-TEN's Main Body in Puerto Rico. ·

NMCB.;..tEN Detail .Chagos departed Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T. for CBC; Port Hueneme, · California.

.NMCB-TEN's Advance Party departed Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico to join NMCB-TEN's Pre­advance Party at .CBC Port Hueneme, California.

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De.tail Andros departed Andros Island to join D~tail GTMO.

Detail GTMO and Detail Andros departed NAVBASE .· Guantanamo. Bay, Cuba to join ·NMcB..-TEN MainBody in .Roosevelt Roads; Puerto Rico.

Detail Bermuda departed Ber_muda Island to joi.n NMCB-rEN Main Body at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

NMCB-TEN Main .Body. departed Camp Moscrip~ Roosevelt Roads; Puerto Rico for · ~BC, Port

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NMCB-'-TEN delayed aircraft departed Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico for . CBC, Port Hueneme , California.

Seabee Team 1023 departed the Island of Palau TTPI to join .NMCB-TEN Main Body at CBC , Port. Rueneme, . California.

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NMCB-TEN Operations Offi~er, LCDR F. X, WATSON departed CBC ·Port Hueneme, California to attend .a deployment planning meeting at CBLANT then · to the deployment site at Roosevelt Road_s, Puerto· .Rico.

NMCB-TEN Advance Party departed .CBC Port Hueneme, Cal"ifornia for duty in Roosevelt Roads; Puerto Rico ~nd o~her Caribbean deployment sites.

CDR J. M. WEIS, CEC, USN. Commanding Officer NMCB- TEN, CUCM C. KENNEDY, Battalion SEA and SWCS R •. L. WES'IMAN', Operation·s Chief departed, CBC Port Hueneme; California .to visit detail sites in Panama and Bermuda enr~ute to Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico._

CDR .J. M. WEIS, CEC, USN, Conunanding Officer, _ NMCB-TEN accompanied by CUCM KENNEDY, NMCB-TEN Senior Enlisted Advisor and SWCS WESTMAN, NMCB~TEN's Operation Chief arrived in Bermuda for · a two (2) day job-:site visit.

·NMCB-TEN Coimnanding Officer .and Party . arrived . in .Balboa., C.anal Zone·, Panama for a two (2) · day job-site visit. ·

_Commanding Officer, NMCB- TEN, and Party a·rrived at Camp Moscrip, Roosevelt Roads , Puerto Rico to stai::t the 19.73 NMC.B-TEN Car i bbean Deployment.

Th~ first flight of NMCB-TEN's Main Body, .with the Main Body of Detai-1. GTMO and Detail ROOSEVELT ROADS, departed CBC Port Hueneme, California, stopping in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to disembark Detail GTMO then on to Roosevelt Roads, ·Puerto Rico for-_ duty.

.· NMCB.-TEN HORIZONTAL Detail departed CBC ·Port Hueneme, ·California for. duty in New London, Con.necticut .to prepare ·a site for a Trailer Park. On completion of the hori zontal work, 12 June_, they will move to Argentia; ·New Foundland to continue the deployment.

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CDR J.M. WEIS, CEC, USN, Conunanding Officer . NMCB"'."'TEN. -relieved· .CDR ALEXANDER, · CEC, USN as COMMANDER THIRTY-SECOND .Naval Construction R~gim~nt in a. Change~of-Command Ceremony . in Camp Moscrip .; Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Imtnediatelyfollowing the Rigimerttal Change- ·

-of-Command, · theNMCB-FOUR Battalion flag was · hauled down and presented . . to CDR ALEXANDER and the NMCB-TEN Battalion flag was hoisted .· as CDR .J. M •.. WEIS assµmed co1JD11and of ·Camp · · Moscrip, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico .

. The second flight of NMCB-TEN' s Mai~ Body, . with the Main Body of -NMCB~TEN's' Detail BERMtmA, . departed CBC Port Hueneme, California · stopping at the · Naval Air Station :i.n .Betinucia then on to •. Roosevelt. Roads, Puerto Rico for .duty.

Commanding .Officer,. NMCB-:-TEN departed Camp . Moscrip accompanied by LCDR D. J • ._ GLISSON, ·

NMCB-TEN•s Supply -Officer and.CUCM KENNEDY, Ba~talic;)n S:EA for a two (2) day Job-:-site . . visit to Detai·l GTMO in. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba •

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.Seabee Team 1023 a.rrived on the .Island of Palau, T_TPI to begin ·their deployment in the Trust Territbries as NMCB.::..TEN. Seabee Team 102-3 •.

LCDR F:• . X.- WATSON, CE~, ·USN, NMCB-TEN Op er at ion' ~ Officer depar:ted- Camp Moscrip, for job-site visits to New London, Conrtect:i.cut, ·Diego Garcia B· I.O. T . ". and Balboa, Canal ·zon~ -, Panama. ·

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Thirty-five (35) deserving ''11en of TEN" received certificates. _and pin~ed on .. new crows dµring ·

·ceremonies at the various Sit.es. . . . . . . . . .

. LT R. H. FRANKLIN", MC, .. USNR depart.ed Camp Moscrip . for a two (2} day ·visit to· .DetAi1 · GTMO .in Guantanamo Bay, Cµba.

Rear Admiral A; · w. WALTON, CEC, USN arrived in-Camp Moscrip for a, one day visit with NMCB-TEN. After a briefing by Commander J.M. WEIS, C0Dm1anding Officer, .NMCB-TEN, RADM WALTON .addressed the Staff on current · events in the Navy famfly; Following a tour of the camp and the Seabee fob-sites, RADM WALTON was guest of honor °cit a dinner for all .Roosevelt Roads CEC Officers and their ladies.

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EOC srANWOOD, ·NMCB-TEN Career Counselor, departed for a two.: day· visit to the inen of Detail . GTMO.

CDR J. M. WEIS, CEC, USN, Command.ing Officer, · NMCB-TEN departed· Camp Moscrip, Puerto Ric.o to .visit NMCB-TEN Detail's in New London and Bermuda.

CUCM C •. KENNEDY; S.E.A NMCB-TEN, departed Camp · Mos<;rip· for · Port· Hueneme, California to visi.t · With t ·he men of Detail CHAGOS on .their departure

· . to Diego Garcia for ·seven months of duty, then . joined the Comriian.ding Officer in Bermuda.

Detail CHAGOSdeparted Port Hueneme, ·California to join t4e Detail's Advance Party iri D.:i.ego Garcia B. r.o. T. . .

· CMCA Jain:es TYSON·, Drug Education Representative fqr NMCB-TEN~ departed fora two day visit to the meIJ· of NMCB-TEN Detail BERMUDA.

At 0810 a practice mount out exercise was initiated. LCDR S. C . . BEUBY, CEC, USN,

· NMCB:--TEN .Executive Officer cancelled all liberty, set. t1P a mount out control center and the Ma~n Body· began to mount out. · The drill lasted 48 hours.

"A NEW DAY",. a USO t~oup from . We, st Texas .. State· University present~d a show for the ''Men of . TEN". . The show was held in · the midst of· the motint out in the Enlisted Men' s Club with a variety of Pop Songs sung.

LCD~ F. ·x. WA'.I'SON, CEC, USN, NMCB-TEN Operations ·-Officer, . made .a two day visit to Detail PANAMA. .enroute ·from Diego Garcia' to Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. ·

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NMCB-TEN HORIZONTAL Detail departed New London, Connecticut for duty .in Argentia, New Foundland as Detail ARGENT IA . .

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·. NMCB~TE;N Gommanding Officer departed · for. a ~~ur · day visit to Detail G'!MO . in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

HMC THOMAS, NMCB.,....TEN Safety Chie.f , ,. departed . Camp Moscrip for a · tour of t'he NMCB-:-TEN Detail Sites in Panama,·Bermuda and New London, then

.reported to the' National Safety Council .in Chfcago, Illnois .for a five day course on ind us.trial safety. · ·

SWCS R. L. WES1MAN, NMCB-TEN. Operati~ns Chief, . · departed Roosevelt. Road~, · Pu~rtp Rico', for a visit to NMCB~TEN;s Detail BERMuDA.

. . SWC J._ C. KINNEY _r .elieved LT(jg) T. l_C. PYLES as . OIC: of NMCB~Tlm :Detail NEW LO~ON. · The Detail is building· a 54 . place trailer park at the Naval Submarine Base.

colDIIU!nding _Officer, .NMCB-TEN, departed Cainp _ MO scrip for CBC Port .}iueneme·, California . in connection with .relieving the Chief Staff . Officer, THIRTY~FrRST Naval Construction Regiment.

. ·1cD_R S. C. BEUBY, CEC_, USN ; Executive Officer of· ~CB-TEN made a two day v isit_ to Detail . ~ERMUDA. ,.,.

CDR J. :M .• WEIS' ·cEC., USN: received the CotiimiS':"' sioning ~.ennant. .and Flag of ' _the TI.frR'I,'Y-SECOND Naval Co'nst.ructiori Regiment in a .disestablish-. merit ceremony held at Camp Moscrip .in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. A reception followed at tqe Officer's Club. . .

LCDR F. X. ' WATSON, NMCB-TEN. Operation's Officer departed Camp Moscrip '.fora visit to NMCB-TEN Detail Sites in Bermuda, New London, Conn.ecticut, and _Argeiitia, New .Foundland.

NMCB-TEN celebrated the 4th of July with: a picnic in Camp Moscrip, Roosevelt R~ads , Puerto Rico.

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CDR J. M. WEIS, CO NMCB .... TEN departed Camp Moscrip accompanied by LT J. A. \VERNER, CBLANT, and CUCM .C. KENNEDY to observe ~he construction accomi>lisrun'ents of Detail PANAMA.

· HMC THoMAS, NMCB-TEN Safety Chief, departed Camp Moscrip to meet with SWC AMICK, CBI.ANT. Safety Chief to. visit the NMCB-TEN Deta:!l Sites at · ~ermuda and ·Guantanamo Bay, Cuba .•

Detail PANAMA .departed Balbo'a, Canal Zone, Panama for . Roose,;elt Road.s' Puerto .Rico ~ The Detail was 'disestablished ~s Detail PANAMA and began planning for the ir next assig~ent as Detail ANTIGUA for construction project accomplishment on the Island of Antigua, British West Indies.

Marine Staff Sargent SCHNEIDER arrived in Camp . ·Moscrip from CBI.ANT to inspect the Armory and weapons in the cus.tody of. NMCB-TEN ~ ·

· . At 1615. a .mount-out ·exercise w~s init_iated by LCDR T. P .• · CONNELIE of CB~T. NMCB-TEN success'fully completed the mount-out in 45 hours. ·

SWC AMICK, CBLANT Safety Chief .and HMC THOMAS, · NMCB-TEN· ~af ety_ Chief arrived :_ in ·camp Moscrip · to continue. observations of· NMC.B...:TEN' s Safety Program.

LCDR WATSON departed Roosevelt Roads for a visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for construction

· scheduling and resource allocation.

CDR J.M. WEis~ · commanding -, Officer, NMCB-TEN ·. departed Roosevelt· Roa.ds , ·Puerto Ric.o for a

visit to the NMCB-TEN dep_loyment site~ • . ·

CUCM C. KENNEDY departed Camp Moscrip to join the CO in visits to Deploynient Sites in connec­tion with his duties as Senior Enlisted Advisor.

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BU2 '.Chas BURTON departed for .. Wasid.ngton, . o;c. as one· of CBPAC' s .represeritat.ives to · the ·sea bee Retent;ion Seminar. ·

CUCM .CARTER, CBLANT Project Coordina.tor and Hum.an RelatiOns Chief arrived · in · Cam·p Moscrip; Roosevelt Roads,_ P.R. · to visit the "Men of TEN'~.:

CUCH CARTER, SWC .AMICK and HMC THOMAS departed Camp Moscrip · for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for a. two· day visit with Detail GTMO to discuss Human Rel~tioris and Safety matte.rs .

"FIUENDS", a USO 'Iroop from . Madi.son; Wisconsin prese.nted . a sho~. for . the "Men of . TEN1'. The show was held in the· Enlisted Meri's Club ·in Camp Moscrip. ·

BUC R9SE, OIC of ·Detail ANTIGUA~ and .18 at.her . ~nlis_ted me~ · ~eparted Camp Moscrip. for . duty on t he .Island of Antigua, B.W.L

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The ·Battalion Supply Officer,' LCPR .BURGESS · departed Camp MQscrip to join the CO visiting l}ermuda and ·New Londa.n Deta.ils as . well as

· CBLANT Headquarters in Davisville , __ :R. I.

mfCB-TEN was ·named "Best . of '. T0

ype B~.ttalion 1973'.' ·for Pacific Naval Construction Forces .in a message fro~ RADM D. G. !SELIN~- The message reads in part: 'lMy hearty congratu;l.a·tions a.re ~xtended to NMCB-TEN on your .superb performance during the past Fiscal year."

.NMCB-TEN Company Co~anders, Departm~nt Heads, Det~il OIC ' s , SE,A and Career . c;::o_u~selor conunenced a three day _ OIC '.s Conference.

CDR T. F. STALLMAN,. -CEC, USN, prospective . Coinmanding Officer .. reported aboard. . .

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CUCM 0. K. WELBORN, · Sea bee Senior Enlisted Advisor arrived at Camp Moscrip; .t0 a ·ttend the

-Change of Conunand and _visit "The Men of . TEN". ·

CDR. J. M. WEIS, Commanding Officer, NMCB-.TEN hosted a deep pit _barbecue for all hands.

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W. b. HAROLDSON and other CBLANT. Equipment . ~epresenta.tives. arrived· for a management · .. assistartce visit.

CAPT.-. J. C. RICKLES~ C'EC, USN, 1?.WO Navsta GTMO a~q CDR. · D . .. W. URISH , CEC, USN, Chie.f Staff

·. Officer COMCBLANT arrived for ·Change of Coinmand Ceremony •

. The officers of· TEN with invited ·guests held a . ·Dining-In in honor . of . CDR. J . . M • . WEIS. CAPT. F . P. CRAM;BLET, Commanding Officer, NAVSTA · Roosevelt Roads was ·the Guest of Honor.

At 10.00 CDR:. · j . M. WEIS, . CEC, USN was relieved as Gomman.ding Officer· of NMCB-:--TEN by ·cDR. T. F • . STALLMAN, CEC ~ USN at· .Camp Moscrip, Roosevelt Road's, Puerto · Rico·~

CUCM O. K •. WELBORN: depar.ted Camp Moscrip, .·Roosevelt . Roads, P·uerto Rico to visit NMCB~TEN Detail . GITM<;>.

. . . LCDR. WATSON; "NMCB.,.TEN Operations Officer, .

· depa:i::t.ed R.oo.sevelt Roads· to vis;(t ·neta:Us. in ·Ant;igua, N.ew London, Bermuda, and Guantanamo . Bay •.

- :CI>R;.· t . F. STALLMAN,. C.omziian.ding Officer NMCB-TE~ departed. Camp Moscrip- \.rtth CUCM C. KENNEDY . and · BUC ·c. HuMPHRIES to , visit NMCB-TEN De.tail GrtMo·.

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CDR. T • . F . STALLMAN, Cormnandi"Qg Qfficei; NMCB-TEN, . GUCM c. KENNEDY, SEA, and BUC G. IiuMPiIRIES,

.A,ssist . OPS Chief "departed Camp Moscrip for a vi·si~ : to t .he Details at. New London, Conn .. , Befnl~da and ··t.o .visit · COMCBL,ANT in Davisville, R.T.

~NMCB-TEN held the Ba~~alion Slow ·Pitch Softball · . 'tournament in conjunction with the Labor Day . weekend celebration.

·· ·•. Detai.1 Arge,:itia departed Naval· Station .Ai-gentia., · · New Foupdland to turn in equipment t<> Davisv:ille

R.I. ~nd join Detail New London . to work on com­. . p;I.etion of the Trailer Park.

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NMCB-TEN · Operat·i6.ns Officer, LCDR. Watson and EOCS . Renwick departed> RooseveJ, t Roads for a predeploymerit visit at Grand Turk, Bahamas.

CDR T. · F . STALLMAN,. . Commanding Officer _NMCB-TEN, CUCM C. KENNEDY . depart~d Camp Moscrip f6r a . visit with the "Men to. TEN" at Diego Garcia B . r,o ~ T~· -

LCDR. F. X. WATSON c1.eparted Camp··Moscrip for a ; t;:rip. to the detail .sites at New · London, Conn .• , . and . Bermuda •

. TheDetai ls . New London and Argentia, leaving .

.ten men, departed Davisville; R.I. to join· the · ma;in body at Roosevelt Roads , ·P . R., there to . . prepa.re· for rtew .. assignments at .Andros BWI . and

. Grand Tu.rk, Bahamas. ·

CAPT • . N. W. : CLEMENTS, CEC, USN COMC.BLANT com- . · niended Detail Cha:gos for their. outstanding

performance in a message to NMGB...;TEN.

Detail Andros advance· party· departed Camp Moscrip to prepare for the arrival of the main bo.dy. ·

. CDR. T. F. STALLMAN, CEC, . USN Commanding Of fie er NMCB~TEN and CUCM . C. KENNEDY; Senio.r . Enlisted Advisor NMCB-TEN ., depa..rted Camp:· Moscrip fo·r COMCBLANT Dav:i.sviile, lL .I~ to at.t~nd . the . Commanding Officers Conference. . . . ' . .

ENS. D • . HAMaROCK, OIC Detail Andros and 20 men • departed Camp Moscrip 'to begin construction on Andros Island, .. Bahamas; ·

EOCS L. ·RENWICK~ · OIC Detail Grand Turk and ·16 · men departed Camp Moscrip . P . R. to commence .a road construction project at Grand· Turk, Bahamas •

. . LCDR. SANTUCCI, SKC Keel and · SK2 RODGERS were . aboard Catnp Moscrip for the .Annual Supply · Inspection. ·

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Mr. G. OLSON, SKCS CULL and Mr; J~ :cAVANAN . were. aooard Camp Moscrip for a CESO visit.

LCDJ.l. 0 ~- · L·. OLSON, ·operations· Of t'icer, NMCB-THREE ·. vi.sited · NMCB---TEN Camp Moscrip in. con~ection with NMCB-THR~E deployment to the Caribbean.

"The New Freem~m Singers" USO show performed at ·Camp Moscrip. ·

. CDR. T: F. "STALLMAN, Commanding Officer .NMCB-TEN .and CUCM C • .- J. KENNEDY, SEA, traveled to Antigua to ··ob.serve. construction there. . .

LCDR. F. X. WATSON, . NMCB~TEN Operations Officer, departed Camp Moscrip for a~ visit to NMCB~TEN-s ·. Deta:_tls at New London; ConQ.., Bermuda and -Andros B .W~i : and to attend Reindeer Station planning meeting in Davisville·=, R. I.

The Trailer Park in New London, Conn. was turned ­. over to the Naval .. Submarine _Base.

Thirteen (13-) men were selected · and . ._transf¢rred .to Soiida · Bay, Crete· to.· support NMCB-FORTY and NAVDET Souda Bay.

Cl'.ICS CtiDMORE and EOC wYATT conducted an equip­ment . inspe¢t-ion. in. Guantanamo Bay, ·Bermuda and Roosevelt Road·s.

CDR. J. A. WESC(>TT, CEC ,' USN,_ Commanding Officer NMCB-THREE, LCDR ,G. KOEPP Opera~ions Officer, LCDR R. F. MOLES," Supply. Officer, LTJG D. J. SCHROEDER, OiC· Det. GTMO ~nd CUCM D. f. McCAREY, Senior Enlisted Advisor- .arrived.for.their Pre-

. deployment visit at Camp Moscrip,, P.R. and to ,visit. detail s ·ites in Andros, Berm.uda and Guantanamo Bay. .

BUC A. A. ·ROSE and three men retur~ed to Roos Roads P •. R. · dise~tablishing Deta·il Aritigua. Four nien remained there to Jinish painting and testing the 10,000 b".lrrel water tank.

. NMCB-TEN's Operations Officer, LCDR F . x. - wATSON . and LCDR. G, KOEP.P,. Operation Officer NMCB-TUREE .departed Camp Moscrip for a pre~eployment visit

· to Berinuda and Andros .Island.

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CDR . . T . F. STALLMAN, Commanding Officer NMCB- . TEN, CDR. J. A. WESTCOTT and LCDR , R. · L . MOLES departed Roosevelt Rpads · to meet.· LTJG .D. J. · SCHROEDER -at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for' a pre-

. · deployment visit. · · · · ··

· CAPT N. W • . CLEMENTS, Commander · Naval Construe tion Battalions Atlantic Fleet, CU.CM BROWN, Seni.or Enlisted Advisor COMCBLANT and CDR. D. L. CONNER _: .from Naval Facilities . Engineering Command were aboard to visit Camp Moscrip and .Detail GITMO,

l.CDR E . n·; BURGESS, NMCB~TEN Suppl;y Officer. .departs Camp Moscrip for a supply- yisii: to Diego Garcia; ·

· CAPT • . N. W ~ CLEMEN'l'S, : COMCBlANT, CDR.. T ~ F, STALLMAN, CO NMCB--T;li:N, CDR •. D. L. CONNER, .LCDR . . F. X. WATSON and CUcM R. C. BROWN departed Roosevelt Road·s for a · visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

. MAJ,~ SEYMOUR, 131ST NCR Training Officer , LCDR . MILES and EAC AGUiLAR vi~i ted NMCB-TEN in con­

·•· nection Wit.h .the . homeport ·training plan~ . . . . . . ,

LT •. l? •. J ;. BROOKMAN, Alpha Company· Commander, . CUCM C. · J. KENNEDY, NMQB-TEN Senior Enlisted . Advisor . a.rid PH2 .R. F. K!NSEY departed Camp

"'' Moscrip for a .visit to · Bermuda;. Andros a·nd · . Grand Turk to evalu.;ite . equipment operation

and . to gather information for PAO and· Coil­.struction Progress ·presentations·.

The Society of Anierican Military. Engineers • annourtced the selection. of NMCB~TEN for . the .

. Peltier .A.ward-.for fiScal year 1973 . in a .message . ·from RAi:>M;· A. R • . MARSCHALL; ' Chief of Civil .

Engineers, Washington, D. C. _The message rea.ds in. part: ·"My warmest congratulations :to the · individual · offic.ers and men of the bai:taliori. for this well deserved .. honor .. " .

LCDR S. C. BEUBY; Exedutive Officer, NMCB-:-TEN, LTJG R. · A • . BERAN and· 12 enlisted men departed Roosevelt Roads, P.R. as NMCB-l'EN~s - Advance Party <:1.t .CBC Port Hueneme, California~

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NMCB.,..'fEN ·.coUIIllqnding officer, CDR. T. F • . ·STALLMAN · and Chaplain LCDR C. S. · RIMM~ departed CaJ?p Moscrip for a ' vis'it with personnel at Andros ·and Grand Turk •

. CAPT·. P • R. ~ BROWN, Commander Third Naval ·Con­struction Regiment, CDR. G. ~ . HIGGS , Commanding · Officer RNMCB-23 , CDR. H-_ M • . S.IMPKINS III, · Commanding . Officer R~cB ... 24 with their :respective·

. staff . were aboard Camp Masc.rip for their Pre­deployment visit ' i~ prepara tion .for the batta­lions. 1974 depl oyment to Puerto Rico.

. . . ·. . BUCS G. w. HUMPHRIES depart~d Camp Moscrip P~R. to visit Axitigua in connection wi_th water tank project . · ·

CDR .T. F. STALLMAN~ Conunanding Offlcer. NMCB-TEN ­and Chapiain LCDR. C. S. RIMMER departed Camp ~scrip for a visit with personnel at Bermuda.;

LCDR. F .•. X. WATSON d~parted .on 9Dec to ~eet · CDR. STALLMAN at a Deployment Review Conference with LANTIDivNAVFAC Eng Com in Norfolk.

LCDR. · F. X .• WATSON t~av~led to Com CBPAC, Hawaii to attend a planning conference for Diego Garcia •

CDR STALLMAN · traveled to .Port Ht,ieneme to meet returni ng Detail Cha.gos flights •.

·BUCS G. W. HUMPHRIES departed on a turnover inspect.ion .·visit to details at Bermuda · and

· .Ancjros . :

Detail CHAGOS . retu~ned to Port Hueneme from Diego Garcia on _two C-141 aircraft.

LT. A. KANNEGISER cnLANT Equipment Officer arrived in preparation foi . ~quipmenr turnover . to NMCB..:..Tl:IRE.E •. .EOC WYATT, BEEP Coordinator visisted detail sites Bermuda, Andr os, and

:_Gu~ntanamo Bay, .prior to arrival Camp Moscrip P.R. on 31 Dec 13 •

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NMca.,..THREE Advance Party with .LCDR G .. KOEPP as OIC and 136 ·men arrived a t Camp ·Moscrip, Roosevelt Roads P~R. from Port Hueneme~ CA.

Christmas ieave ·period commenced for all .Hands in the advance party.

· NMCB-TEN, NMCB-THREE· Battalion E91.iip~ent. ·Evalu­ation program commenced.

NMCB-TEN'.s Advance Party· o.f llO men departed to Port Hu.eneme with LCDR s· • . L. BEUBY, Executive

· Offi~er ~

CDR .STALLMAN returned .to Roosevelt Roads,

. "The CoUegl.ates" uso· SJ:low performed at .Camp Mosc!iP • .

CDR .. T. F . · STALLMAN, Commanding Officer NMCB-TEN , .CUcM .c . . J . . I\ENNED'~; NMCB-TEN SEA, .. and. LCDR G. KOEPP, NMCB-THREE Operations Officer, visited _Antigua.. · · ·

CUCM c. J. K~NNEDY; SEA .returned to Antigtia for project turn over and tank testing.

ENS . . D. HAMBROCK, OIC . Detail Andros and 15. men · departed: Andros Island, Bahamas, to join CECS · · Benedict, OIC Detail ··GTMO; Guantanamo Bay. Cuba.

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. Details Andros and GTMO departed NAVBASE Guantanamo .Bay, Cub~ · to ]oin «NMCB-TEN Main

· Body in Roosevelt.· Roads, 1>uer·t ·o Rico.

ENS .• W. L .. SHANKS and ' Detail Be~muda d.eparte.d Bermuda Island to join .NMCB-TEN Main Body in Roosevelt Roads; Puerto Rico.

~.NMCB-THREE Main Body with CDR. J. A • . WESTCOTT, · Coi.runanding Officer NMCB-THREE arrived at Camp · Moscrip, Roosevelt· Roads, Puerto Rico from Port Hueneme, California.

NMCB-TEN. and NMCB-THREE completed Battalion .fµrnover with a Flag Changing Ceremony at Camp Moscrip.

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NMCB-TEN ~eparted Camp Moscrip, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico for . CBC,. Port Hueneme; California . Startd down arid leave. period commenced ~or 'Main . Body • .

ENS. T. C • . WISEHART, f ·light OIC and . 38 .. others departed Roosevelt. Roads, Puerto Rico for CBC, Port .Huen.eme, · California.

Seabee Team 1023 departed the Island of Palau for CBC, Port Huene~e, California.

T. F . STALLMAN

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