Navy Cargo Handling Battalion

Navy Cargo Handling Battalions (NCHBs) are expeditionary logistics units of the United States Navy.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]

Warfare qualification

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.^[5]

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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^ US Department of Defense (2005). "Navy cargo handling battalion". Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
^ Pike, John. "Navy Cargo Handling And Port Group (NAVCHAPGRU)". www.globalsecurity.org.
^ Special Naval Construction Battalion Cruisebooks,NHHC, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum webpage [2] Archived 23 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Shared Authentication Service" (PDF). Nrtc.netc.navy.mil. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

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Bellott, T. G. (2009). NAVY EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT. Retrieved from https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults/titleDetail/ADA603365.xhtml
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[2] US Department of Defense (2005). "Navy cargo handling battalion". Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.

[3] Pike, John. "Navy Cargo Handling And Port Group (NAVCHAPGRU)". www.globalsecurity.org.

[4] Special Naval Construction Battalion Cruisebooks,NHHC, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum webpage [2] Archived 23 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[navy.mil-5] "Shared Authentication Service" (PDF). Nrtc.netc.navy.mil. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

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