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CIUDAD DE PLATA ROTA, SPAIN

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY U. S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TEN

FLEET POST OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO . CALIFORNIA 96601 I N REPL.Y REFER TO :

NMCBTEN/30:rdd 3000 Ser l 79A . 15 March 1973

From: Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Mobile Construct i on Battalion TEN

To: Commander Naval Mobile Construction Battalions, LI. S. Pacific/Atlantic Fleet

Subj: Deployment Completion Report

Ref: (a) COMCBPAC/COMCBLANT INST 5213.1 (b) COMCBLANT Operation Order 5-72.

Encl : (1) Congratulatory letters and Messaqes (2) Unit Location Summ~ry (3) Admi~istrative Summary (4) Historical Summary (5) Training Summary (6) . Embarkatio·n Summary (7) Safety Summary (8) Logistics S~mmary (9) Equipment Summary

(10) Construction· Management Summary (11) PrubJems Encountered and Le ssons Learned Summary (12) European Administration and C6nstruction Su~mary (13) Diego Garcia Summary ·

1 . Enclo s ures (1) through (13) are . forwarded in · accordance with reference (a) for the deployment outlined in reference (b).

2. Unit Location. In a~cordance with reference (b), U. S. Naval Mobile Construction Battal.ion TEN was deployed to U. S. Naval Station, Rota, Sµain. Details .and detach.ed unit locations are indicated on enclosure ( 2).

3. Unit Moves.

4 Feb 72

21 Feb 72

NMCB-TEN Advance Party departed for Rota, Spain.

NMCB-TEN Advance Party Augment departed for Rota, Spain and Sigonella, Sici l y to estab l ish Details~

3. Unit Moves Continued.

25 Feb 72

20 Mar 72

20 .Mar 7 2

21 Mar 7 2

22 Mar 72

23 Mar 72

30 Mar 72·

10 Apr 72

31 May 72

21 Jun 72

Seabee Teams 1021 and 1022 departed for duty in the Pacific Trust Territories.

NMCB-TEN Main Body departed for Rota, S~ain.

Detail BLUERIDGE established at CBC Port Hueneme awaiting orders to deploy to Cheatham Annex, Virginia.

BUC Kenneth G·. HALL and twenty-one (21) other enlisted men departed Rota, So~in enroute to Sigonella, Sicily to join NMCB-TEN Detail ETNA for duty. ·

CEl PERRY and si.xteen (16) en·li sted personnel departed Rota, Spain to join SWC KINNEY and establ i sh Detail IDHI OROS in Souda Bay, Crete.

LT{jg) D. V. REAY, CEC , USN departed Rota, Spain with forty-five (45) enlisted me~ en­route to Nap l es, Italy for duty as NMCB-TEN Detail VESUVIUS.

UTC Jessie L. RICKS and twenty-eight · (.28) en:.. listed personnel departed Rota, Spain on detached duty as NMCB-T EN Detail OLYMPUS in Nea Makri, Greece·.

LT(jg) P. A~ FORBES , CEC , USNR and twenty (20) enlisted men departed Port Hueneme, Ca lifornia on detached duty as NMCB-TEN Detail CHAGOS on Diego Garcia.

NMCB-TEN Detail CHAGOS delay party departed for Diego Garcia.

Detail BLUERIDGE disestablished du~ to lack of project funds. Thirty-one (31) . ~embers trans­ferred to Rota, Spai n.

ENS T. K. PYLES , CEC , USN and twenty-one (21) en l isted men departed Ro t a, Spain ·on deta·ched duty as NMCB-TEN Detail ATLAS in Kenitra , Morocco.

NMCB - TEN Detai1 CHAGOS augment personne l de­parted Rota, Spa in fbr Diego Garcia.

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3 . Unit Moves Cont i nu ed.

7 Jul 72

11 Jul 72

29 Jul 72

10 Aug 72

31 Aug 72

23 Oc t 72

26 Oct 72

28 Oct 72

3 Nov 72

4 Nov 72

8 Nov 72

9 Nov 72

1 0 Nov 72

l 2 Nov 72

NMCB-TEN Detail ID HI ORO S disestablishe d and returned to Rota, Spain.

ENS R. A. BERAN, CEC, USNR and fourteen (14) en listed men departed Rota, Spain for detached duty as Detail TODENDORF in Todendorf, Germany.

ENS D. E. MORRIS, CEC, USNR and seven ( 7) ~n-1 is ted men departed Rota, Spain for detached duty as Detail Sardinia in La Maddalena, Italy.

NMCB -TEN·Detai l SARDINIA was disestablished and returned to Rota, Spain.

ENS D. E. MORRIS, CEC, USNR and eleven (11) en­listed men depa.rted Rota, Spain for detached duty as Detail GREENOCK in Greenock, Scotland.

Seabee Team 1021 disestablished and returned to CBC Port Hueneme, California.

Seabe e Team 1022 disestablished and returned to CBC Port Hueneme, California.

NMCB-TEN Advance Party departed Rota, Spain for CBC Port Hueneme, California.

NMCB-TEN Detail GREENOCK disestablished and returned to Rota, Spain .

NMCB-TEN Detail TODENDORF dise s tablished and re turned to Rota, ·Spain.

NMCB-TEN Detail ATLAS disestablished and returned to Rota, Spain.

NMCB-TEN Detail's VESUVIUS and OLY~PUS dis­estublished and returned to Rota, Spain.

NMCB-TEN Detail ETNA disestablished and re­turned to Rota, Spain .

. NMCB-TEN Main Body departed Rota, Spain for CBC Port Hueneme, Californi a.

NMCB-TEN Detail CHAG OS di sestabli sh ed and re­turned to CBC Port Hueneme, Californ ia .

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Significant Events.

25 Feb .72

6 Mar 72

22 Mar 72

28 Mar 72

3 Apr 72

12 Apr 72

24 Apr 72

22 May 72

5 Jun 72

RAD M RE IDER , CE C ., USN R and LT BAN KART l CE C , USN , of lST RMCB arrived in Rota for a one (l) day inspection visit.

CAP T Edward M. SAUNDERS, OICC Spain and CAPT James 0. RUMBLE, prospective OICC Spain made a visit to Ciudad de Plata .

CDR Henry A. TOMBARI, Staff Civil Engineer for COMFAIRMED made a visit to NMCB-TEN at Rota.

Rear Admiral Franci~ L. GARRET, CHC, USN, Chief of Chaplains and CAPT William W. WALSH, CHC, USN, Senior Chaplain, Rota Naval Sta tion made an official visit to NMCB-TEN.

CDR · J. J. GAWARKIEWICZ III, CEC, USN, Deputy Staff Civil Engineer CONCUSNAVEUR arrived at Ciudad de Plata for an officia l visit.

CAPT W. R. ROGERS, CEC, USN, Commander Naval Construction Battalions, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Davisville, Rhode Island arrived at Naval S t a t i.o n Ro t a , Sp a i n f o r an o f f i c i a 1 v i s i t at Ciudad de Plata. ·

LT COL R. C. JONES, Marine Corps Liason to NAVFACENGCONQTRS, LCDR A. S. POOLE Jr., NAVFAC, LCDR R. F. SCHRODER, 32ND NCR and Mr. W. MONCRIES of LANT.DIV.NAVFACENGCOM arrived at Sea bee Camp, Rota, Spain to develop Naval Construction Force Contingency Plans .

Operation Bee Alert 3-72, a Battalion Mount­Out Exercise was initiated at 2211222 MAY by CBLANT. Orders were to mount-out the full P-25 allowance. LCDR T. p . CONNELIE, CEC, USNR observed the "Men of TEN" as they went into action. The Exercise was completed at 240700Z MAY .

NMCB-TEN OIC's travelihg from their respective detail sites in ITALY, GREECE, MOROCCO, SICILY and the Island of CRETE assembled in Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain to attend a two (2) day OIC Conference.

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23 Jun 72

18 Ju l 72

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15 Aug 72

17 Aug ·72

20 Aug 72

24 Aug 72

8 Sep 72

BUC A. W. MILT ON , CBLANT Safety Chief arrived to inspect safety and the NMCB-TEN Safety Pro ­gram at various detail si tes.

0 . K. WELBO RN, CUCM , USN, Master Chief of the Seabees arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spa in for a six (6) day visit with NM CB-TEN and other com~ands in the Rota area.

SWCS W. B. DUCKWORTH, Ope rati ons Deoa rtment, CBLANT arrived in Seabee Camp , Rota, Spai n after compl etion of inspection tour of job si t es in Ital y , Greece and Si cily.

NM CB- TEN 1 s Exec u ti v e 0 ff i c er , LCD R J . B . KA SN ER , departed for duty as APWO at NAS Lemoore .

Naval Mobile Co nst ruction Battalion TEN was awarded the CHINF O Mer i t Award for best Cruise- · book categ ory, 2nd Qua r ter, 1972.

Dep uty CNO (Air ) VADM M. F. WEI SN ER, RADM P. N. CHARBONNE T Jr., COMFAIRMED and CAPT P. T. CORR ­I GAN , COMNAVACTS, Spain visited Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain for a briefing on NMCB-TEN' s deployment to Europe.

CDR W. C. CONNER, CEC , USN, Commanding Officer, NMCB-ONE THREE THREE accompanied by LT J. E. JARVIS, Operations Officer, CUCM GOOS ENS, Senior Enlisted Adv i sor and SKC LONG of NMCB-133 ' s Supely Department arrived in Seabee Camp, Rota, Sp ain f or a pre-deployment visit.

CDR K. R. GREGORY Jr., SC, USN, arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain accompai ned by SKC KEE L and two (2) other enlisted men to hold an annual Supply inspection for COMCBLANT ;

LCDR S. C. BEUBY, CEC , USN, arrive d at Seabee Camp , Rota, Spain to assume duties of NMCB-TENls Executive Officer .

CSCS WA RF ORD, a member of the Navy Food Services Management Team, arrived fo r a week of management assistance to NMCB- TE N' s Galley in the Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain.

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11 Sep 72

17 Sep 72

24 Sep 72

4 Oct 72

12 Oct 72

28 Oct 72

30 Oct 72

Memorial Services were held in Memory of CA E. B. NESVIK, of NMCB-TEN, who died of natural causes.

MAJOR W. D. SEYMOUR, USMC, and BUC R. L. 'SMELTZER of the 31ST NCR arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain to discuss NMCB-TEN's Homeport Training Program.

LCDR J. B. EMISON, CEC, USN, Operations Officer for COMCBALNT arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, S p·a in after vi s i ts to De ta i l 1 s 0 LYM PUS , V ES UV I US , ETNA and Souda Bay, Crete to discuss and review present and future Naval Co nstruc tion Force Activities in Europe.

COMMODORE N. W. CLEMENTS, CAPT, CEC, USN, COMCBLANT, CAPT 'O. A. BARTLEY, COS COMCBPAC, CDR J.M. WEIS, CO NMCB-TEN and their respective MCPO's commenced tour of all NMCB-TEN European Detail Sites.

RADM P. N. CHARBONNET , USN, COMfAIRMED was quest o f h o.n o r a t a 11 D i n i n g - I n .,. h e 1 d by th e Off ; c e r s of NMCB-TEN in the Ciudad de Plata Wardroom.

NMCB-133 Advance Party with LT J. JARVIS as DIC and 148 men arrived at Seabee Camp, Rota, Spain from Gulfport, Mississippi. They arrived on a MAC Charter DC-8 which then returned NMCB­TEN' s Advance Party.

RADM W. M. ENGER, CEC, USN, Commander Naval Factlittes Engineering Command and Chief of Civil Engineers and LT R. S. SPILLINGER, CEC, USN, the ADMIRAL'S Aide~ arrived in Rota for a one (1) day visit as part of their inspection of European facilities~~

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