OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 24, 2021) Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion hook a CAT 279D Skid-steer from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 to the CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 as part of the joint Helicopter Support Team external lift with NMCB 4, demonstrating the ship-to-shore concept that enables rapid transportation of Civil Engineering Support Equipment in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. NMCB 4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States ready to support major combat operations, theater security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. Seabees provide general engineering and civil support to Navy, Marine Corps, and joint operational forces globally. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Winston Young)