February 23, 2017 Volume 27, Issue 7 https://cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafswa/installations/ns_rota.html U.S. Naval Activities Spain NMCB 1 Relieves NMCB 11 Aboard NAVSTA Rota MC3 M. Jang NAVSTA Rota Public Affairs Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 assumed charge of the Seabee’s Europe and Africa Naval Construction Force missions from NMCB 11 during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Mitchell, Naval Station Rota’s Seabee camp Feb. 20. Rear Adm. Louis V. Cariello, director of Energy and Environmental Readiness Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Division, spoke to the Battalion (NMCB) 1, remove NMCB 11’s insignia battalions before presiding to reveal the oncoming battalion’s marker during over the transfer of authority. a transfer of authority ceremony Feb. 20, 2017. “It is an absolute pleasure NMCB 1 relieved NMCB 11 after a six-month for me to be here today,” said deployment aboard Naval Station Rota to take Cariello. “It is great to be back charge of the Seabee’s Europe and Africa Naval with our Navy’s expeditionary Construction Force missions. force. An expeditionary Photos by MC3 M. Jang As NMCB 11 returns to its homeport in force that represents, quite Rear Adm. Louis V. Cariello, left, director of Energy and Environmental Readiness Division , and Cmdr. Lance Gulfport, Miss. the oncoming battalion will honestly, a bridge between Flood, right, commander of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, exchange salutes during a transfer of continue the projects that have begun and our blue-water Navy and our authority ceremony Feb. 20, 2017. NMCB 1 relieved NMCB 11 after a six-month deployment aboard Naval Station achieve the Seabee mission by supporting forces ashore; critical to our Rota to take charge of the Seabee’s Europe and Africa Naval Construction Force missions. the base. operations around the globe. It is one Just as a ship performs lines of operation thing to be a really good battalion and that provide a capability, Navy Region EURAFSWA bases perform the same eight lines to be able to execute effectively. It is of operation to provide capability to the fleet, joint and allied forces. These eight lines of another thing to achieve a standard operation are: air operations, port operations, safety, security housing MWR, Fleet and of excellence that makes you a great Family Services and what is called the core: the fuels, water and power that keep the battalion.” bases running. Through our lines of operation,our installations are force multipliers that Cariello went on to thank NMCB 11 maximize combat capability of operational units. for a great deployment for the past six months and welcoming NMCB 1, who will be taking over. Cmdr. Jim Brown, the commanding officer of NMCB 11, expressed confidence in the battalions before he exchanged salutes to signify the transfer of authority. “My command philosophy is pretty simple: be ready, be willing and be able,” said Brown. “And my quote is a William Faulkner quote: ‘do not be comfortable than your predecessors or your contemporaries; be better than yourselves.’ We’ve done a phenomenal turnover. Past battalions used to conflict and compete. We don’t do that anymore. We are one team, one fight. We are just trying to be better than ourselves.” Brown then exchanged salutes with Cmdr. Lance Flood, the commander of Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, stand at parade rest during Command Master Chief Todd Poage, NMCB 11’s NMCB 1, in the presence of Cariello to a transfer of authority ceremony Feb. 20, 2017. NMCB 1 relieved NMCB 11 after a six-month senior enlisted leader, lowers the battalion colors signify the official transfer of authority. deployment aboard Naval Station Rota to take charge of the Seabee’s Europe and Africa Naval during a transfer of authority Feb. 20. Construction Force missions. 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