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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Abernathy uses a hand tool to seal blocks during construction of a community hall and disaster response center in Tonga, Dec. 17, 2013. Abernathy, a builder, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Construction Civic Action Detail. Seabees conducted civic engineering assistance projects, trained with the host nation and performed community relations events to enhance shared capabilities and improve the country's social welfare.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Abernathy uses a hand tool to seal blocks during construction of a community hall and disaster response center in Tonga, Dec. 17, 2013. Abernathy, a builder, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Construction Civic Action Detail. Seabees conducted civic engineering assistance projects, trained with the host nation and performed community relations events to enhance shared capabilities and improve the country's social welfare.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Abernathy uses a hand tool to seal blocks during construction of a community hall and disaster response center in Tonga, Dec. 17, 2013. Abernathy, a builder, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Construction Civic Action Detail. Seabees conducted civic engineering assistance projects, trained with the host nation and performed community relations events to enhance shared capabilities and improve the country's social welfare.

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