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US Navy logistics units
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 .
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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.
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Warfare qualification
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.
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List of Navy Cargo Handling Battalions
Designation
Abbreviation
Headquarters
Component
ONE
NCHB-1
Cheatham Annex,
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown , Virginia
Active
FIVE
NCHB-5
Joint Base Lewis-McChord , Tacoma, Washington
Reserve
EIGHT
NCHB-8
Lakehurst Maxfield Field , Lakehurst, New Jersey
Reserve
TEN
NCHB-10
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown , Virginia
Reserve
ELEVEN
NCHB-11
Blount Island Command , Florida
Reserve
THIRTEEN
NCHB-13
CBC Gulfport , Mississippi
Reserve
FOURTEEN
NCHB-14
Port Hueneme , California
Reserve
References
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