200123-N-RX815-1153 SATTAHIP, Thailand (Jan. 23, 2020) U.S. Navy Lt. Victor de Leon deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Detail Thailand, compacts the freshly placed gravel on the pad for the U.S. Marine Corps Engineering Subject Matter Expert Exchange project. This is a joint project between the Seabees with NMCB-5’s Detail Thailand, U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and Royal Thai Marine Corps Engineers to improve an existing firing range on the Royal Thai Marine Corps Reconnaissance Base in Thailand. 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 Leah Himes/Released)