By MC1 Stephane Belcher, NMCB-5 Posted July 29, 2021 Builder Constructionman Tyler Stewart, assigned to NMCB-5, hangs the battalion’s logo before a relief-in-place/transfer-of-authority ceremony, July 26. (U.S. Navy/MC1 Stephane Belcher) OKINAWA, Japan - U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 assumed command from NMCB-4 of Naval Construction Force tasking in the Indo-Pacific region during a relief in place/transfer of authority (RIP/TOA) ceremony onboard Camp Shields in Okinawa, July 26. This RIP/TOA marked the official completion of NMCB-4’s deployment in the region. Throughout NMCB-4’s deployment, the battalion supported allies and joint military operations. Notably, they constructed bollard foundations at the harbor in Tinian, built a school in Timor-Leste, and a pavilion and theater in the Marshall Islands.