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Nmcb 3 was named best of type in 1976 and winner of the peltier award for providing emergency repairs for all military commands while continuing its normal construction projects throughout the marinas islands in the aftermath of supertyphoon pamela. Was by far my best deployment and hope to go back again even though the base is now closed. Uss new orleans lph11 1975 1976 apollosoyuz recovery cruise book uss new. Naval construction battalion 5 was commissioned on may 25, 1942 at camp allen va. History of nmcb 3 better than best one of the first seabee units commissioned during world war ii, u. Mitchell, cec, usn, commander of the 30th naval construction regiment, commander leland r. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Nmcb 11 has received several unit citations and commendations. Huge variety of navy cruise book at wonderful prices.
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