LORENGAU, Papua New Guinea ( Jan. 25, 2023) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, carry a roof support column to prepare for roof installation on a new dental facility in Lorengau Jan. 25. NMCB-5 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-5 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction. (U.S Navy photo by Engineering Aide 3rd Class Carter Chadwick)