Equipment Operator Constructionman Stacy Williams assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s Alpha company peers past her .50-caliber mount as smoke from an aggressor streams past her fighting position during NMCB 3’s Field Training Exercise. Prior to every deployment Seabee Battalions conduct a 2-4 week FTX that tests all of their skills in a tactical environment before each deployment. NMCB 3 is an expeditionary element of U.S. naval forces providing construction, engineering and security services in support of national strategy, naval power projection, humanitarian assistance and contingency operations.