191017-N-QR336-2008 NARRA, Palawan (Oct. 17, 2019)

191017-N-QR336-2008 NARRA, Palawan (Oct. 17, 2019) Builder 2nd Class Colt Hawkins and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Victoria Bloom, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Palawan, light ceremonial candles before a time capsule gets lowered at the ground breaking ceremony at Malatgao Elementary School. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Steelworker 3rd Class Taylor Myers/Released)