Navy Cargo Handling Battalion

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NCHB-14 personnel engaging in pre-deployment training exercises in 2016. NCHB14 ULTRA .jpg
NCHB-14 personnel engaging in pre-deployment training exercises in 2016.

Navy Cargo Handling Battalions (NCHBs) are expeditionary logistics units of the United States Navy. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The Cargo Handling Battalions trace their lineage to U.S. Navy's first "Combat Stevedores" - the 41 "Special" Naval Construction Battalions, created during WWII. [4]

Warfare qualification

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Enlisted Expeditionary Warfare Specialist insignia

Sailors assigned to NCHBs are eligible to earn designation as Enlisted Expeditionary Warfare Specialist. To do this, candidates must attend various training events over the course of several months and then demonstrate their knowledge at an oral board. [5]

List of Navy Cargo Handling Battalions

DesignationAbbreviationHeadquartersComponent
ONENCHB-1Cheatham Annex, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VirginiaActive
FIVENCHB-5 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, WashingtonReserve
EIGHTNCHB-8 Lakehurst Maxfield Field, Lakehurst, New JerseyReserve
TENNCHB-10 Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VirginiaReserve
ELEVENNCHB-11 Blount Island Command, FloridaReserve
THIRTEENNCHB-13 CBC Gulfport, MississippiReserve
FOURTEENNCHB-14 Port Hueneme, CaliforniaReserve

References

  1. ↑ [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ US Department of Defense (2005). "Navy cargo handling battalion". Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ↑ Pike, John. "Navy Cargo Handling And Port Group (NAVCHAPGRU)". www.globalsecurity.org.
  4. ↑ Special Naval Construction Battalion Cruisebooks,NHHC, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum webpage Archived 23 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Shared Authentication Service" (PDF). Nrtc.netc.navy.mil. Retrieved 2018-05-01.[ dead link ]

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