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2 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY U. S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TEN FLEET POST OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA I N REPL.Y REFER TO : NMCBTEN/30:rdd 3000 Ser l 79A. 15 March 1973 From: Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Mobile Constructi on Battalion TEN To: Commander Naval Mobile Construction Battalions, LI. S. Pacific/Atlantic Fleet Subj: Deployment Completion Report Ref: (a) COMCBPAC/COMCBLANT INST (b) COMCBL ANT Operation Order Encl : (1) Congratulatory letters and Messaqes (2) Unit Location Summ~ry (3) Admi~istrative Summary (4) Historical Summary (5) Training Summary (6). Embarkatio n Summary (7) Safety Summary (8) Logistics S~mmary (9) Equipment Summary (10) Construction Management Summary (11) PrubJems Encountered and Le ssons Learned Summary (12) European Administration and C6nstruction Su~mary (13) Diego Garcia Summary 1. Enclos ures (1) through (13) are. forwarded in accordance with reference (a) for the deployment outlined in reference (b). 2. Unit Location. In a~cordance with reference (b), U. S. Naval Mobile Construction Battal.ion TEN was deployed to U. S. Naval Station, Rota, Sµain. Details.and detach.ed unit locations are indicated on enclosure ( 2). 3. Unit Moves. 4 Feb Feb 72 NMCB-TEN Advance Party departed for Rota, Spain. NMCB-TEN Advance Party Augment departed for Rota, Spain and Sigonella, Sici l y to establ ish Details~

3 3. Unit Moves Continued. 25 Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr May Jun 72 Seabee Teams 1021 and 1022 departed for duty in the Pacific Trust Territories. NMCB-TEN Main Body departed for Rota, S~ain. Detail BLUERIDGE established at CBC Port Hueneme awaiting orders to deploy to Cheatham Annex, Virginia. BUC Kenneth G. HALL and twenty-one (21) other enlisted men departed Rota, So~in enroute to Sigonella, Sicily to join NMCB-TEN Detail ETNA for duty. CEl PERRY and si.xteen (16) en listed personnel departed Rota, Spain to join SWC KINNEY and establ i sh Detail IDHI OROS in Souda Bay, Crete. LT{jg) D. V. REAY, CEC, USN departed Rota, Spain with forty-five (45) enlisted me~ enroute to Nap l es, Italy for duty as NMCB-TEN Detail VESUVIUS. UTC Jessie L. RICKS and twenty-eight (.28) en:.. listed personnel departed Rota, Spain on detached duty as NMCB-T EN Detail OLYMPUS in Nea Makri, Greece. LT(jg) P. A~ FORBES, CEC, USNR and twenty (20) enlisted men departed Port Hueneme, Ca lifornia on detached duty as NMCB-TEN Detail CHAGOS on Diego Garcia. NMCB-TEN Detail CHAGOS delay party departed for Diego Garcia. Detail BLUERIDGE disestablished du~ to lack of project funds. Thirty-one (31). ~embers transferred to Rota, Spai n. ENS T. K. PYLES, CEC, USN and twenty-one (21) en l isted men departed Ro t a, Spain on deta ched duty as NMCB-TEN Detail ATLAS in Kenitra, Morocco. NMCB - TEN Detai1 CHAGOS augment personne l departed Rota, Spa in fbr Diego Garcia. 2

4 3. Unit Moves Cont i nu ed. 7 Jul Jul Jul Aug Aug Oc t Oct Oct 72 3 Nov 72 4 Nov 72 8 Nov 72 9 Nov Nov 72 l 2 Nov 72 NMCB-TEN Detail ID HI ORO S disestablished and returned to Rota, Spain. ENS R. A. BERAN, CEC, USNR and fourteen (14) en listed men departed Rota, Spain for detached duty as Detail TODENDORF in Todendorf, Germany. ENS D. E. MORRIS, CEC, USNR and seven ( 7) ~n- 1 is ted men departed Rota, Spain for detached duty as Detail Sardinia in La Maddalena, Italy. NMCB -TEN Detai l SARDINIA was disestablished and returned to Rota, Spain. ENS D. E. MORRIS, CEC, USNR and eleven (11) enlisted men depa.rted Rota, Spain for detached duty as Detail GREENOCK in Greenock, Scotland. Seabee Team 1021 disestablished and returned to CBC Port Hueneme, California. Seabee Team 1022 disestablished and returned to CBC Port Hueneme, California. NMCB-TEN Advance Party departed Rota, Spain for CBC Port Hueneme, California. NMCB-TEN Detail GREENOCK disestablished and returned to Rota, Spain. NMCB-TEN Detail TODENDORF dises tablished and returned to Rota, Spain. NMCB-TEN Detail ATLAS disestablished and returned to Rota, Spain. NMCB-TEN Detail's VESUVIUS and OLY~PUS disestublished and returned to Rota, Spain. NMCB-TEN Detail ETNA disestablished and returned to Rota, Spain.. NMCB-TEN Main Body departed Rota, Spain for CBC Port Hueneme, Californi a. NMCB-TEN Detail CHAG OS di sestabli shed and returned to CBC Port Hueneme, California. 3

5 Significant Events. 25 Feb.72 6 Mar Mar Mar 72 3 Apr Apr Apr May 72 5 Jun 72 RAD M RE IDER, CE C., USN R and LT BAN KART l CE C, USN, of lst RMCB arrived in Rota for a one (l) day inspection visit. CAP T Edward M. SAUNDERS, OICC Spain and CAPT James 0. RUMBLE, prospective OICC Spain made a visit to Ciudad de Plata. CDR Henry A. TOMBARI, Staff Civil Engineer for COMFAIRMED made a visit to NMCB-TEN at Rota. Rear Admiral Franci~ L. GARRET, CHC, USN, Chief of Chaplains and CAPT William W. WALSH, CHC, USN, Senior Chaplain, Rota Naval Station made an official visit to NMCB-TEN. CDR J. J. GAWARKIEWICZ III, CEC, USN, Deputy Staff Civil Engineer CONCUSNAVEUR arrived at Ciudad de Plata for an official visit. CAPT W. R. ROGERS, CEC, USN, Commander Naval Construction Battalions, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Davisville, Rhode Island arrived at Naval S t a t i.o n Ro t a, Sp a i n f o r an o f f i c i a 1 v i s i t at Ciudad de Plata. LT COL R. C. JONES, Marine Corps Liason to NAVFACENGCONQTRS, LCDR A. S. POOLE Jr., NAVFAC, LCDR R. F. SCHRODER, 32ND NCR and Mr. W. MONCRIES of LANT.DIV.NAVFACENGCOM arrived at Sea bee Camp, Rota, Spain to develop Naval Construction Force Contingency Plans. Operation Bee Alert 3-72, a Battalion Mount Out Exercise was initiated at MAY by CBLANT. Orders were to mount-out the full P-25 allowance. LCDR T. p. CONNELIE, CEC, USNR observed the "Men of TEN" as they went into action. The Exercise was completed at Z MAY. NMCB-TEN OIC's travelihg from their respective detail sites in ITALY, GREECE, MOROCCO, SICILY and the Island of CRETE assembled in Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain to attend a two (2) day OIC Conference. 4

6 4-.. s-tyn-tf i-ca-n-t--- - fv e-n-rs - eu-n-ttrn:re-a : Jun Jun Ju l 72 l Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug 72 8 Sep 72 BUC A. W. MILT ON, CBLANT Safety Chief arrived to inspect safety and the NMCB-TEN Safety Pro gram at various detail si tes. 0. K. WELBO RN, CUCM, USN, Master Chief of the Seabees arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spa in for a six (6) day visit with NM CB-TEN and other co m~ands in the Rota area. SWCS W. B. DUCKWORTH, Ope rati ons Deoa rtment, CBLANT arrived in Seabee Camp, Rota, Spai n after comp l etion of inspection tour of job si t es in Ital y, Greece and Si cily. NM CB- TEN 1 s Exec u ti v e 0 ff i c er, LCD R J. B. KA SN ER, departed for duty as APWO at NAS Lemoore. Naval Mobile Co nstruction Battalion TEN was awarded the CHINF O Mer i t Award for best Cruise- book category, 2nd Qua r ter, Dep uty CNO (Air ) VADM M. F. WEI SN ER, RADM P. N. CHARBONNE T Jr., COMFAIR MED and CAPT P. T. CORR I GAN, COMNAVACTS, Spain visited Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain for a briefing on NMCB-TEN' s deployment to Europe. CDR W. C. CONNER, CEC, USN, Commanding Officer, NMCB-ONE THREE THREE accompanied by LT J. E. JARVIS, Operations Officer, CUCM GOOS ENS, Senior Enlisted Adv i sor and SKC LONG of NMCB-133 ' s Supely Department arrived in Seabee Camp, Rota, Sp ain f or a pre-deployment visit. CDR K. R. GREGORY Jr., SC, USN, arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain accompai ned by SKC KEE L and two (2) other enlisted men to hold an annual Supply inspection for COMCBLANT ; LCDR S. C. BEUBY, CEC, USN, arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain to assume duties of NMCB-TENls Executive Officer. CSCS WA RF ORD, a member of the Navy Food Services Management Team, arrived fo r a week of management assistance to NMCB- TE N' s Galley in the Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain. 5

7 .. sj_g_n U_i c..ajj.l _E.y_e_o_t_s c_o_n_t:_ in..u.e.il~ Sep Sep Sep 72 4 Oct Oct Oct Oct 72 Memorial Services were held in Memory of CA E. B. NESVIK, of NMCB-TEN, who died of natural causes. MAJOR W. D. SEYMOUR, USMC, and BUC R. L. 'SMELTZER of the 31ST NCR arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain to discuss NMCB-TEN's Homeport Training Program. LCDR J. B. EMISON, CEC, USN, Operations Officer for COMCBALNT arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, S p a in after vi s i ts to De ta i l 1 s 0 LYM PUS, V ES UV I US, ETNA and Souda Bay, Crete to discuss and review present and future Naval Co nstruction Force Activities in Europe. COMMODORE N. W. CLEMENTS, CAPT, CEC, USN, COMCBLANT, CAPT 'O. A. BARTLEY, COS COMCBPAC, CDR J.M. WEIS, CO NMCB-TEN and their respective MCPO's commenced tour of all NMCB-TEN European Detail Sites. RADM P. N. CHARBONNET, USN, COMfAIRMED was quest o f h o.n o r a t a 11 D i n i n g - I n.,. h e 1 d by th e Off ; c e r s of NMCB-TEN in the Ciudad de Plata Wardroom. NMCB-133 Advance Party with LT J. JARVIS as DIC and 148 men arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain from Gulfport, Mississippi. They arrived on a MAC Charter DC-8 which then returned NMCB TEN' s Advance Party. RADM W. M. ENGER, CEC, USN, Commander Naval Factlittes Engineering Command and Chief of Civil Engineers and LT R. S. SPILLINGER, CEC, USN, the ADMIRAL'S Aide~ arrived in Rota for a one (1) day visit as part of their inspection of European facilities~~.. 6