8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, completed the construction of a storage facility, April 2, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The project was used as training for an upcoming deployment. The unit will use the same skills to build schools and other facilities overseas. “I think the Marines did very well, said Sgt. Christopher Panko, a combat engineer with 8th ESB and Springfield, Pa., native. “Starting at the beginning, they didn’t know very much at all – we had to teach them a lot of things, but now that we’re done with it I think they learned a lot – I learned a lot. I think everything turned out really well.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
Sgt. Joshua Davis, left, and Sgt. Christopher Panko, combat engineers with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, hammer in the last two nails to complete the construction of a storage facility aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 2, 2015. Marines with 8th ESB constructed the building for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The unit will use the same skills to build schools and other facilities overseas. “I think the Marines did very well,” said Panko. “Starting at the beginning, they didn’t know very much at all – we had to teach them a lot of things, but now that we’re done with it I think they learned a lot – I learned a lot. I think everything turned out really well.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
A combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, nails shingles to the roof of a building aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Marines with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The Marines will use the same skills to construct schools and other facilities overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
A combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, trims shingles to the appropriate sizes for the roof of a building aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Engineers with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The Marines will use the same skills to construct schools and other facilities overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
A combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, nails shingles to the roof of a building aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Marines with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The Marines will use the same skills to construct schools and other facilities overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, nail felt paper, a water-proofing and insulating material, to the roof of a building aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Engineers with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The Marines will use the same skills to construct schools and other facilities overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
Sgt. Christopher Panko, right, and Cpl. Thomas Jenkins, combat engineers with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, discuss construction of a door frame aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Marines with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. “In a few short weeks we’re going to deploy to South America and build a bunch of buildings down there – schools for some of the kids,” said Panko. “The way we built this from the ground up replicates how the buildings are going to be down there. This is a good starter project for the Marines, and for myself, to catch back up with construction and do it the right way. When we get to South America, we’re not really playing any games. We can go there, build and get out of there.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
Lance Cpl. Donovan Perry, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, trims J-channel, a material that provides a neat-looking trim for the vinyl siding of a building, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015, during a construction project. Marines with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The Marines will use the same skills to construct schools and other facilities overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
Cpl. Alatta Lawrence, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, nails wood to the side of a building aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Engineers with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The Marines will use the same skills to construct schools and other facilities overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
Cpl. Alatta Lawrence, left, and Lance Cpl. Thea Robertson, combat engineers with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, nail wood to the side of a building aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Engineers with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The Marines will use the same skills to construct schools and other facilities overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
8th Engineer Support Battalion constructs storage facility
Cpl. Thomas Jenkins, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, applies caulk to a door frame during a construction project aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Marines with 8th ESB built a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment as training for an upcoming deployment. The Marines will use the same skills to construct schools and other facilities overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
Engineers construct storage facility, reinforce job skills
Combat engineers with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, use tools to pour concrete into a foundation, March 18, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Upon completion, this building will be a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment. “We’re getting ready to deploy, and the way we’re doing this project mirrors the way that we’re going to be building the schools there,” said Sgt. Christopher Panko, a combat engineer with the unit. “It’s giving the Marines good training on the process of what it takes to build from the ground up. As engineers, we normally focus on demolition. The past few years we haven’t done a lot of construction projects, and the Marines haven’t had a chance to do humanitarian work. This is a good opportunity, and with their experience level they’re doing very well.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
Engineers construct storage facility, reinforce job skills
Combat engineers with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poured concrete to create the foundation for a storage facility March 18, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines in the unit are constructing the facility to store the unit’s martial arts gear and to further their basic skills in preparation for an upcoming deployment. “We’re getting ready to deploy, and the way we’re doing this project mirrors the way that we’re going to be building the schools there,” said Sgt. Christopher Panko, a combat engineer with the unit. “It’s giving the Marines good training on the process of what it takes to build from the ground up. As engineers, we normally focus on demolition. The past few years we haven’t done a lot of construction projects, and the Marines haven’t had a chance to do humanitarian work. This is a good opportunity, and with their experience level they’re doing very well.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
Engineers construct storage facility, reinforce job skills
Cpl. Austin Gibson, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and a Branson, Missouri, native, uses a concrete vibrator to remove air pockets from concrete March 18, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Engineers with the unit are working to construct a storage facility for the unit’s martial arts equipment. Construction skills used in the project are preparing the Marines for an upcoming deployment, in which the engineers will use similar techniques to build schools and other structures during humanitarian projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
Engineers construct storage facility, reinforce job skills
Sgt. Joshua Davis, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native, pours concrete at a construction site March 18, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to establish the foundation for a storage facility. Upon completion, the building will be used to store the unit’s martial arts equipment. Construction skills used in the project are preparing the Marines for an upcoming deployment, on which the engineers will use similar techniques to build schools and other structures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)
Engineers construct storage facility, reinforce job skills
Combat engineers with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, use shovels and a concrete vibrator to evenly distribute and remove air pockets from concrete March 18, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. “We’re getting ready to deploy, and the way we’re doing this project mirrors the way that we’re going to be building the schools there,” said Sgt. Christopher Panko, a combat engineer with the unit. “It’s giving the Marines good training on the process of what it takes to build from the ground up. As engineers, we normally focus on demolition. The past few years we haven’t done a lot of construction projects, and the Marines haven’t had a chance to do humanitarian work. This is a good opportunity, and with their experience level they’re doing very well.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)