This past w_.ek mobile Construction Battalion wine celebrated its tenth birthday,
ihe Battalion was established in the spring of 1952. The old 109th Haval Ccnstrut
ion Battalion was redesignated and commissioned ab li.S. Waval mobile Construction
Battalion Bine, to take its place as a frobile Bleet’Unit in the u.S. havy, Pacific
Bleet.
The Battalion* s first deployment was at Cubi roint, where its main job consisted
of two concrete barracks and a subsistence ouilding.
The Batoaiipn*s second deployment saw them heading for adak, with a detachment at
Saipan. The main projects on Adak were the laying of 23 miles of asphalt road, and
the building of a new Snlistea men's Club, this was done in the year of 1954.
On December 1954> the ^en of Bine once again saw Subic Bay, this time to construci
^ fifteen reinforced concrete magazines and a mine assembiey depot at Camayan Point
W and to resume work on the concrete barracks and subsistence building, which the Bat*
talion had started in 1952.
v The Battalion* s fourth deployment was at Suoic Bay once again, after a brief stay
at Port Hueneme for training purposes ana annual leave.
On their fifth deployment the Battalion came back to Port Hueneme, 'where they st;r
ed 5 months and initiated the v/ork on a nine hole golf course, renovated the hCB
Gymnasium, installed concrete curbing and did other various bits of work at CBC.
In 1957 the Battalion split up into three groups. Detachment Alfa, went to fiidwa
to construct a harbor control system, and to rehabilitate the seaplane hangar, and
movie theater.
Detacnment Bravo, departed for Pearl Harbor, ka jor projects included the remodel
ing and rehabilitation of sixteen builaings at Camp Smith, grading and surfacing of
Camp Smith parking lots, demolition of structures at Iraquois Point.and numerous
minor projects.
detachment Charlie, went to Kwajalein for the placing of underground power and
communication system resurfacing of asphalt roads aud parking lots and ■rehab work
^ done to the outdoor movie theater, housing area and the repainting of fuel storage
tanks.
march 18, 195& marked the Battalion's seventh deployment and second time to vist
the Worth Pacific. The main body disembarked at Kodiak and a small detachment was
sent to adak. The main body's job on Kodiak consisted of repairing the marginal
pier, wiring of warehouses ana installation of space heaters, roofing the projects
working on the ceilometer.and transmissionmeter, resurfacing the runways. Also a
multi-cubicle magazine for the storage of spedial weapons and an alarm control sys
tem were installed. ... *
January 22, 1959 saw the battalion head for its eighth deployment and Okinawa.
There the i.en of dine constructed five staging-out ’warehouses, and six engineering
shops equiped with complete ’water and electrical distribution systems. Also a lot
rehabilitation was done to all of the surrounding landscape.
Karch 23, I960 the Battalion agin headed for Kodiak with a detachment going to
ndak. This deployment saw the Battalion .receive the Best of Type-1960 award by Rail
H.G. Clark, GQMJnPnC, and also won the safety award, plus the BUDOCKS PKLTIWR nl.'ARB.
march 3rd to December 11th’ saw the Battalion spend its tenth deployment on Kidway
where the main projects consisted of building a 3.4 million gallon water storage
tank, resurfacing the airstrip, rehabilitation of the power house and MW hangar a*
installation of street lights. The detachment on Kahoolawe is. debuilt the damage’
targets ana constructed an observation post and helicopter port.