Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, CA. - More than 150 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB 40) will return from a 9-month Middle East deployment Friday, March 27, 2011, at 6:10 P.M. at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu.

The unit is returning from a scheduled deployment directly supporting ongoing operations in the Middle East.

Some of the unit’s noteworthy deployment achievements include:
• Completion of 142 tasked construction projects valued at $20
million.
• In support of Operation HAMKARI, constructed 32 police stations and
hardened buildings for government officials, nine Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs), two 600-man tent camps, three checkpoints, twelve Combat Outposts (COPs), and completed 15 km of route improvements throughout the Arghandab and Panjawai districts.
• Constructed critical Helicopter Landing Zones (HLZs) at FOB
Khelegay, FOB Kunduz, and FOB Monitor (Sheberghan), closing two gaps in 4th CAB’s Medevac “Golden Hour” response capability.
• Drilled water wells at three locations: FOB Ghormach’s well was
drilled to 700 feet to correct a health issue after bacteria was found to have infected the FOB well, Meymaneh was drilled at a depth of 300 feet to increase the production capacity of the base due to a surge in incoming forces, and the Deh Dadi II well was also drilled at a depth of 400 feet, to provide the first water production capability for the FOB.
• Constructed 35 Command and Control facilities on five FOBs.
• Constructed twelve Large Area Maintenance Structures (LAMS)
improving maintenance capabilities for numerous supported commands in preparation for the harsh Afghanistan winter.
• Placed 4,465 cubic meters of concrete for various projects across
Afghanistan.
• Completed 23 Command Posts (CPs), berthing for 800 personnel, and
the placement 150,000 cubic yards of gravel for roads, supply yards and dust abatement on FOB Deh Dadi II.
• Constructed a new 400 m Military Entry Control Point (ECP) and an
800 m North Access Road that tremendously improved access to DDII, provided improved force protection for gate sentries and camp personnel, and ensured all vehicles could access the camp.
• Constructed Deh Dadi II Fuel Service Supply Point (FSSP) which
increased the FOB’s fuel storage capacity from 50K gallons to 1.6 million gallons, establishing DD II as the fuel supply depot for RC(N).
• Developed over 200 acres of Deh Dadi II, setting the conditions for
over 3,000 troops as well as the Initial Operating Capability (IOC) at DDII for the Northern Distribution Network (NDN).
• Completed over 400 convoys from AUG 2010 to MAR 2011, providing
transportation for 2,500 passengers and moving over 800 tons of cargo to support decisive operations as well as logistics throughout the region.
• Embarked a complete NMCB (P25) TOA from RC(N) to Camp Leatherneck in
R(SW), including 383 pieces of Civil Engineer Support Equipment and 228 containers totaling 6.9 million pounds of equipment and material. This complex evolution was completed while resource leveling equipment assets to continue projects all the way until deployment completion.