Snorkeling Adventures

Black Tip reef shark

BU3 Rodriguez swimming with needle fish

More of the Rock Islands

CM1 O'Malley snorkeling

HM1 Branch and CM1 O'Malley swimming at the Milky Way

2 day weekend

LT with the big catch of the deployment (not).


Welcome to Camp Katuu

LT and Chief on their way to the falls over the

weekend.

MEDCAP

Doc Branch and his apprentice making a visit to the island of Peleliu.

Apprentices

Another great project completed by SW3 Camargo, BU3 Rodriguez, and the apprentice team.

Apprentices working hard as always.

The Crew

Chief Kaffenberger presenting Mac his certificate for June apprentice of the month.

Airi Elementary Tech Assist

BU3 Rodriguez and EO3 Reardon pose with some of the students who were very greatful their hard work.

EO3 Reardon and his apprentices work on benches for the Airi Elementary school.

New Diesel Tank Area

EO1 Labove and EO3 Reardon supervising their apprentices.

Chief Kaffenberger supervising LTJG Dotson on proper use of a jackhammer

EA2 Kreps getting his workout in for the day. Picture of the old tank site.

Angaur Island

Team helped pull a wrecked boat out of the Angaur harbor.

Septic Tank

Team boat, Angaur Harbor

New bathroom site

SW1 Barbee and his team have been fighting logistical and weather issues while building a restroom facility for the local elementary school. They have been doing a great job and have installed the leach field, new septic system and formed up the pad. They should be placing concrete soon!

Team Radio Show

UT3 Leiferman better known around the island as DJ Slim keeps the community informed of what the CAT team is doing and shares some much missed American music with the community.

Dump Tech assist

EO1 Labove and his crew did a local tech assist last week at the Ngardmau dump.

CAT 01-25 Update

Some members of the team got to experience some fishing last weekend. They caught around 75 yellow fin tuna and blue runners. Unfortinatly nothing big yet but it helped off set the high cost of food for a couple of days. EA2 Krepes taught the team how to roll sushi, and the rest we put on the grill or fried.

And the team is gearing up for a big inspection this week.

CAT 01-25

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE arrived in Palau on 12 June after a long journey from their home in Gulfport, MS. After turn over with the Air Force they took over Camp Katuu and raised the Seabee flag on 19 June 2009.

Since arriving they have settled into their new home and started exploring their new surroundings. Most have been out on the boat to look at the beautiful rock islands and had a chance to sample some of the unique dinning experiences around the island.

The CAT (civic action team) has a differnt mission than a normal Seabee team would have on deployment. They provide community construction to support Palau. The Seabees manage a apprentice Training program to assist and train the local population in general construction skills. The Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in camp and outlying areas provide health education and medical treatment for residents. They also participate in Community Relations (COMREL) to provide a positive U.S. presence and continue a great relationship between the two Countries.

They have recently started a bathroom/shower facility on the southern island of Anguar, started the new diesel tank project in camp, put a new roof on one of the barracks, completed numerous MEDCAPs around the islands, and completed a COMREL project for the Airai elementry school.