191211-N-XK887-0692 DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Dec. 11, 2019) Builder 2nd Class Bethann Crotchett, from Jerseyville, Illinois, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Detail Diego Garcia, uses a power trowel to finish a concrete pad for the foundation for a tension fabric structure in support of the U.S. Air Force. 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 Ensign Victor Obando/Released)