{"id":45536,"date":"2024-03-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/15\/seabees-prep-for-chilly-conditions-for-upcoming-norway-deployment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:50:23","slug":"seabees-prep-for-chilly-conditions-for-upcoming-norway-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/03\/15\/seabees-prep-for-chilly-conditions-for-upcoming-norway-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Seabees prep for chilly conditions in upcoming Norway deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. Navy Seabees are gearing up for chilly conditions as they completed a cold weather survival training course in Norway last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramsund Naval Base\u2019s Force Protection Company in Norway provided training to Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 regarding survival techniques in the Arctic Circle, ahead of the battalion\u2019s upcoming deployment based out of Ramsund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWinter operations demand patience, discipline, and a focus on every individual in the team working as one unit,\u201d Lt. Mason Mullins, the officer in charge of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11\u2032s Nordic Detail, said in a Navy news release. \u201cUnit effectiveness and morale are highest when every Sailor has a job and is accountable for their role in ensuring the group\u2019s success and survivability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The battalion, which is forward-deployed across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, is poised to work alongside Norwegian counterparts on construction projects and support NATO exercises during their deployment to the region, the Navy said. The Navy did not disclose when the deployment would commence.<\/p>\n\n\n\t