Oct 24, 1972 · The remote coral atoll of Diego Garcia is the largest of sixty small islands forming the Chagos Archipelago located just south of the equator in the middle of the Indian Ocean. European exploration of the Indian Ocean was spear headed by the Portuguese when Vasco da Gama completed his initial voyage to India in 1499. This, together with the voyages of …

Feb 26, 2020 · One of the major projects for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the major project for the Seabees in the 1970s and early 1980s was the construction of naval facilities on the atoll of Diego Garcia, which was part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Diego Garcia, one of the 52 coral atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, was located in the Indian Ocean 960 …

In 1979, NMCB FIVE deployed to Diego Garcia for the construction of this critical naval base in the middle of the Indian Ocean. For their activities, the men of FIVE were awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal.

Apr 18, 2015 · The work the Seabees completed on Diego Garcia since 1971 represented the largest peacetime construction effort in their history. Diego Garcia was the major Seabee construction effort of the 1970s and they acquitted themselves well under the difficult and isolated conditions that exist there.

1980 for their labors in Diego Garcia. The Kangroos went on to win the coveted Peltier Award, symbolic of the best Seabee battalion the Naval Construction Force. In a ceremony conducted on May 21, 1981, Captain Herbert H. Lewis, Commanding Officer of NMCB 133, accepted the Peltier

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A dynamic Material Management System, developed by NMCB-62 to track all pro jects, proved invaluable in Punchltst Management. rleanlng up Diego Garcia, including removal of all scrap, waste pits, Bone Yard Equipment and rebuilding of Island Berms, was a monumental task which when done left these island areas in their natural condition.

Project Summary: On 31 March, 1980, the Chesapeake Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, was tasked to provide engineering and construction support for the design, procurement and installation of eleven fleet moorings in the lagoon at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territories. Diego Garcia is a coral atoll found in the Chagas Archipelago chain of …

Operational control of the on-site battalion and res- ponsibility for Diego Garcia construction program shifted from COMCBLANT to COMCBPAC SS AMERICAN CHIEFTAIN departed Diego Garcia upon comple- t ion of offload of construction equipment materials, supplies and provisions.

Oct 25, 2024 · NMCB-62 DCR (1966-1967) [PDF, 12.1 MB] NMCB-62 DCR (1968) [PDF, 6.5 MB] NMCB-62 DCR (1969) [PDF, 7.7 MB] NMCB-62 DCR (1970) [PDF, 10 MB] NMCB-62 DCR (1971-1972) [PDF, 18.7 MB] NMCB-62 DCR (1973-1974) [PDF, 22.7 MB] NMCB-62 DCR (1974-1975) [PDF, 5.8 MB] NMCB-62 DCR (1976) [PDF, 5.4 MB] NMCB-62 DCR (1977) [PDF, 2.6 MB] …