Diego Garcia - NHHC
WEBOct 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 …
Reindeer Station (Diego Garcia) - NHHC
WEBFeb 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 …
WEBOnly a few months later, on January 11, 1994, “The Professionals” were called upon to provide assistance to the Southern California earthquake victims following the 8.6 trembler that devastated the area. A total of 32 water buffaloes, 2000-gallon tanks on trailers, were sent into the neighborhoods of Simi Valley to provide potable water to ...
WEBIn June 1976, the Kangroos arrived on Diego Garcia, marking the first time since the Vietnam conflict that the battalion deployed as a complete unit. The major construction effort on Diego Garcia was the extension of the existing airfield and expansion of the parking apron. Twice during the deployment, in August and again in November, battalion
WEBSS VISHVA ADITYA arrived Diego Garcia for cargo offload of construction material , equipment and supplies. SS OGDEN YUKON visited Diego Garcia for fuel offload. Captain o.A. WRIGHT, Chief-of-Staff, CBPAC, visited Diego Garcia for Project Inspection and briefing by Island Commander. Admiral N. GAYLER, CINCPAC, visited Diego Garcia for
Seabee History - After Vietnam - NHHC
WEBApr 18, 2015 · The Diego Garcia base was initially planned as an austere communication station with all necessary supporting facilities, including an airstrip. On 23 January 1971 a nine-man reconnaissance party from landed on the atoll to confirm planning information and carry out a preliminary survey of the beach landing areas.
NMCB 62 DCRs - NHHC
WEBAug 26, 2021 · 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 …
WEBthrough. ace forwarded in accordance with ref. '· rn accordance wilh cefecunce (bl, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion. 62 deployed to Camp Cunvnins, 01090 Garcia, aritish !ndian ncean Territories from nctobcr 1981 to July 1987.. Detached units included a four man liaison detail located at r1ark, Air Force Base/Subic Say, in the Philippines and.
WEBIn November 1971, NMCB THREE was deployed to Guam to start construction of a new Seabee camp. The Battalion lived up to its "Better Than Best" motto by constructing enough permanent facilities to have the dedication of Camp Covington on May 4, 1972. In February 1975 the Battalion deployed to Diego Garcia, a British territory in the Indian Ocean ...
WEBOperation Desert Storm, operating from the island of Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T., flying sorties in support of the Persian Gulf operations. 10 Mar 1992:VP-40 celebrated 25 years of acci-dent-free flying, one of only two P-3 squadrons to lay claim to this achievement as of that date. 13 Nov 1992:VP-40 began a multi-site deployment