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NMCB 11 Returns to Okinawa for Strategic Indo-Pacific Support

2/12/2026

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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB 11) returned to Camp Shields, Okinawa, on February 2, 2026, to support exercises and construction in the Indo-Pacific.
Based in Gulfport, Mississippi, it took over from Battalion 4.
NMCB 11 has 590 personnel and will provide engineering and humanitarian assistance.
Capt. James Angerman emphasized the return's strategic significance, and Camp Shields honors Marvin Shields, a Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient.

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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB 11) returned to Camp Shields, Okinawa, on February 2, 2026, to support exercises and construction in the Indo-Pacific.
Based in Gulfport, Mississippi, it took over from Battalion 4.
NMCB 11 has 590 personnel and will provide engineering and humanitarian assistance.
Capt. James Angerman emphasized the return's strategic significance, and Camp Shields honors Marvin Shields, a Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient.