(220520-N-OI810-0112) KEY WEST, Florida (May 20, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, dig a post hole for an informative sign highlighting local wildlife at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 20, 2022. NASKW works to protect and manage wildlife and their habitats to ensure healthy, productive populations compatible with their military mission to include effectively managing natural resources and critically endangered species, such as the Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit(LKMR). It is estimated that fifteen percent of the total LKMR habitat area
(220520-N-OI810-0112) KEY WEST, Florida (May 20, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, dig a post hole for an informative sign highlighting local wildlife at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 20, 2022. NASKW works to protect and manage wildlife and their habitats to ensure healthy, productive populations compatible with their military mission to include effectively managing natural resources and critically endangered species, such as the Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit(LKMR). It is estimated that fifteen percent of the total LKMR habitat area and sixty percent of the total population are located on NASKW. A critically endangered species, the LKMR population is estimated between 100 and 300. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.
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