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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasen MorenoGarcia

NCHB1 conducts lift on/lift off operation

Commander Task Force 75

April 4, 2019 | 1:12

190404-N-LN093-1001 SANTA RITA, Guam (April 4, 2019) Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, Det. Guam, conduct a lift on and lift off (LOLO) operation with a Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2, Det. Guam, during a first-time proof of concept lift operation aboard the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008). NCHB-1, Det. Guam, assigned to Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces Pacific, is the Navy’s only active duty cargo handling battalion. They are a rapidly deployable unit of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, capable of loading and discharging ships and aircraft in all-climate and threat conditions. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jasen Moreno-Garcia)