OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 22, 2021) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 stand sentry watch during a joint Communications Exercise (COMMEX) onboard Camp Shields, Okinawa Japan. The Seabees with NMCB-5 completed COMMEX with Marines assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion. NMCB-5 is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening their alliances and partnerships, and providing general engineering and civil support to joint operational forces. Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB-5 has 13 detail sites deployed throughout the U.S. and Indo-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman Constructionman William Ramirez)