By
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Carmichael, Naval Mobile
Construction Battalion 11 Public Affairs
GULFPORT,
Miss. (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Mark A. Handley, commander of 1st Naval Construction
Division (NCD) presented Cmdr. Lore Aguayo, commanding officer of Naval Mobile
Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, with the Battle Efficiency Award plaque and
pennant as well as the Peltier Award plaque Feb. 26, at Naval Construction
Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport.
The
early morning ceremony took place with the battalion in formation on the NCBC
grinder. The award citations were read aloud by Lt. Cmdr. Chris M. Coggins as
Handley presented the pennant and plaques to Aguayo.
The
pennant was hoisted alongside the battalion colors by Master at Arms 1st Class
Michael A. Knight, originally from Goose Creek, S.C.
Handley
praised Aguayo and the battalion for all of their efforts that resulted in
winning the awards, and he specifically mentioned NMCB-11's successful 2012
deployment to Afghanistan.
NMCB-11
was selected as active component awardee of the Atlantic Fleet Naval
Construction Force (NCF) Battle Efficiency (Battle "E") award and the
recipient of the Rear Admiral Eugene J. Peltier Award for fiscal year 2012.
NMCB-11
is a Seabee battalion specializing in contingency construction, disaster
response, and humanitarian assistance. The battalion's homeport is in Gulfport,
Miss.
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