191216-N-PG340-2386 OKINAWA, Japan (Dec. 16, 2019) Builder Constructionman Laramie Furgason, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, cleans a front-end loader at the wash wrack during a 48-hour Mount-Out Exercise on board Camp Shields, Okinawa. This exercise tests the battalion’s ability to deploy 89 personnel and 35-45 pieces of civil engineer support equipment within 48-hours to support major combat operations or humanitarian aid/disaster relief. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher/Released)