Steelworker Petty Officer 3rd Class Ben Hickok, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, stabilizes a two-by-four while a member of the Philippine Army 54th Engineering Brigade drills a hole while building a frame for a new school in Datu Andong. NMCB-7 and Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 are underway with USS Peleliu (LHA 5) in support of Pacific Partnership 2007, a four-month humanitarian-assistance mission to Southeast Asia and Oceania that includes specialized medical care and various construction and engineering projects. USS Peleliu DVIDS73551

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