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Navy Seabees Build Facilities in Iraq

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Maxon, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27, uses heavy equipment to clear an area on a remote Marine combat outpost in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008. The Seabees, also known as the 'Skibees," are building a medical facility and huts for housing on the outpost.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jorge Gaitan cuts lumber to construct shelving units for the medical facility on a remote Marine outpost in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008.

Saulo Nogueravega, a U.S. Navy builder, drills holes in shelving support braces for the medical facility on a remote Marine outpost in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jorge Gaitan measures lumber to construct shelving units for the medical facility on a remote Marine outpost in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008.

U.S Navy Seabees construct the wall on a hut to house Marines on a remote Marine outpost in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008.

Robert Leroux, a U.S. Navy builder recruit, uses a nail gun to attach roof support beams in one of the huts on a remote Marine outpost in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008.

U.S. Navy Seabees put finishing touches on a wall section of one of the huts on a remote Marine outpost in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008.

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief James Heiland prepares to board a Marine CH-53 helicopter during a current visit to the battalion worksites in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Maxon, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27, uses heavy equipment to clear an area on a remote Marine combat outpost in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008. The Seabees, also known as the 'Skibees," are building a medical facility and huts for housing on the outpost.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth W. Robinson