SANTA RITA, Guam (April 4, 2019) Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, Det. Guam, lift a Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2, Det. Guam, during a first-time proof of concept lift operation aboard the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008). NCHB-1, Detachment Guam, assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, is the Navy’s only active duty cargo handling battalion. They are a rapidly deployable unit of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, capable of loading and discharging ships and aircraf
SANTA RITA, Guam (April 4, 2019) Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, Det. Guam, lift a Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2, Det. Guam, during a first-time proof of concept lift operation aboard the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008). NCHB-1, Detachment Guam, assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, is the Navy’s only active duty cargo handling battalion. They are a rapidly deployable unit of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, capable of loading and discharging ships and aircraft in all-climatic and threat conditions.
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