190404-N-TP834-1334 SANTA RITA, Guam (April 4, 2019) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 2 Det. Guam and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, Det. Guam prepare to lift a Mark VI patrol boat during a proof of concept lift operation along-side the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) in Apra Harbor. 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 dischar

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190404-N-TP834-1334 SANTA RITA, Guam (April 4, 2019) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 2 Det. Guam and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, Det. Guam prepare to lift a Mark VI patrol boat during a proof of concept lift operation along-side the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) in Apra Harbor. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.)

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