The Seabees and Georgian Land Forces held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the brand new railhead, which was constructed collaboratively by each NMCB 11 Seabees and Georgian Land Forces engineers.
“We couldn’t have accomplished this with out the assistance of our companions right here in Georgia,” mentioned Chief Builder Larry Ferguson, assistant officer in cost, CTU 68.2.4. “They’ve been nice hosts and labored with us each step of the best way.”
Building of this new railhead will serve to vastly enhance freight transport within the area and can immediately help multinational workout routines resembling Agile Spirit and Noble Companion. This undertaking is an illustration of the potential and technical experience of U.S. Navy Seabees and their host nation counterparts. Initiatives like these underscore their mixed capability and their contributions to essential infrastructure building all through the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa areas of operations.
“We thanks all on your arduous work and dedication to rework this web site,” mentioned Georgian Land Forces Colonel Ivane Buchukuri, chief of logistics. “The work out right here will enable us to maneuver heavy cargo and tools throughout the nation. It has been a pleasure to work with the Seabees and you’re welcome again anytime.”
On the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Colonel Buchukuri exchanged presents with Lt. j.g. Leah Gordon, CTU 68.2.4 officer in cost, and Chief Ferguson. He additionally personally congratulated Builder 2nd Class Ian Potter, crew lead, and Builder Constructionman Gabriella Coupe for being excellent performers on the job web site.
Whereas CTU 68.2.4 obtained many accolades for finishing the mission, finishing the development undertaking was at instances difficult. The unit confronted inclement climate all through their deployment, typically working in chilly and moist situations. In opposition to all odds, and with their mission all the time in thoughts, the unit overcame these challenges and completed the mission collectively.
“This deployment has been an extremely distinctive and rewarding expertise,” mentioned Potter. “I’m grateful for the chance and am happy with the workforce for pushing via.”
NMCB 11 is ahead deployed to execute building, humanitarian help, and theater safety cooperation within the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Sixth Fleet areas of operations, in direct help of CTF 68.
CTF 68, headquartered in Rota, Spain, instructions all Navy Expeditionary Forces within the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of accountability and is liable for offering EOD operations, naval building, expeditionary safety, and theater safety efforts in direct help of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and U.S. Sixth Fleet.
For over 80 years, NAVEUR-NAVAF has solid strategic relationships with allies and companions, leveraging a basis of shared values to protect safety and stability.
Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces within the USEUCOM and USAFRICOM areas of accountability. U.S. Sixth Fleet is completely assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces via the complete spectrum of joint and naval operations.
