After a very successful deployment in Kuwait/Iraq during Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom, as well as assisting with the recovery efforts of Typhoon Ponsogna in Guam, NMCB 74 was looking forward to returning to homeport. Like ships, the Seabees operate on a deployment schedule as well--six months deployed, 10 months in homeport. Seabees deploy to one of the three main body sites located in Okinawa, Guam and Rota with detachments all over the world including the Bahamas, Italy, Greece, Bahrain, Guantanamo Bay, Palau, and Hawaii to name a few. During homeport, Seabees focus