NMCB-5 holds change of command ceremony in

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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5

Okinawa, Japan

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OKINAWA, Japan

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 held a Change of Command ceremony onboard CampShieldsinOkinawa,Japan,May19

Duringtheceremony Capt.AndrewOlsen, NMCB-5’s outgoing commanding officer relinquished command to his successor Cmdr JohnPergerson.

Throughout his speech, Olsen reminisced abouthistimeinNMCB-5andgavepraiseto themembersofhisformerbattalion

“I am so incredibly proud of our NMCB-5 familyandyouramazingaccomplishments,” said Olsen. “I am eternally grateful for our time together and for having had the opportunity to lead the finest Seabee battalion in theU.S.Navy.”

The ceremony marked Pergerson’s first address to the battalion as a whole During hisspeech,hedemonstratedhiseagernessto get to know the members of NMCB-5, both

“In the coming days and weeks, I look forward to meeting and talking with each of youandseeingthegreatworkyouhavedone here while deployed in Okinawa,” said Pergerson.“ToourSeabeesatforwarddetailsites across the Pacific, if I do not have the opportunity to meet you while we are deployed, I certainly look forward to seeing you all when we return home and celebrating the manyawesomeachievementsyouhavemade duringthisdeployment.

Pergerson’s previous Navy tours include his role as Assistant Resident Officer in Charge of Construction at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, he was dual-hatted at Naval Base Ventura County, California where he served as the Officer-In-Charge and Public WorksOfficerofOutlyingLandingFieldSan Nicolas Island. He was assigned as Facilities Officer and Engineer Operations Officer on the staff of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces CentralCommandinBahrain HethentransitionedtoNMCB-40inPortHueneme,Cali-

Commander Exercise Officer and Officer in Charge/Embassy Liaison Officer of DetachmentPhilippines Helaterworkedas the Assistant Public Works Officer at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. He was thenassignedasTrainingandReadinessOfficer for NMCB-3 where he completed two deployments to the Pacific He then became the Public Works Officer onboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Norfolk, Virginia. He also served as Executive Assistant to the Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, and most recently assumed duty as the OPNAV N46 MILCONProgramAnalystinJune2021.

NMCB-5 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free andopenIndo-Pacific Asthestand-in,crisis response, naval engineering force NMCB-5 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theaterexpeditionarylogisticsviaexpeditionary shoreinfrastructure,forwarddamagerepair, andmobileconstruction.