FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Ca. (Nov. 3, 2016) - Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Bright uses a CAT 420 Backhoe to dig defensive fighting pits during a field training exercise (FTX) as Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Duncan stands bye as a ground guide. Bright and Duncan are with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18 (NMCB 18). NMCB 18 is participating in this FTX to maintain deployment readiness.

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