OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 27, 2020) Marines assigned to Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 connect Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) bays during a bridging exercise at Naha Military Port in Okinawa, Japan. IRBs provide a wet-gap crossing capability either as a floating bridge or as a multi-bay raft for tracked and wheeled vehicles. NMCB-3 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 2nd Class Michael Lopez)