Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40
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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FORTY (NMCB 40), nicknamed Fighting FORTY, was a US Navy Seabee Battalion based out of Port Hueneme, California. Its primary mission was wartime contingency construction as well as peacetime construction and disaster relief.
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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FORTY | |
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Active | 6 November 1942 – 28 November 1945 1 February 1966 – 12 September 2012 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Part of | 31st Seabee Readiness Group |
homeport: Davisville, RI moved to Port Hueneme, CA in the mid 70s | Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme |
Engagements | World War II Vietnam War Gulf War Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
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