Table  12-2.—DENBNs  AND  DENCOs 1st DENBN 2nd  DENBN 3rd DENBN 4th DENBN 2nd  DENCO 1st  DENCO 3rd  DENCO 4th  DENCO 12th DENCO 13th  DENCO 11th DENCO 14th DENCO ORGANIZATION Dental  support  to  the  Naval  Mobile  Construction Battalions (NMCBs) is provided at the battalion level by  dental  personnel  assigned  to  the  NMCBs.  These officers are clinically and administratively assisted by Navy  enlisted  Dental  Technicians. There are a total of eight NMCBs homeported in NMCB, Gulfport, Miss., and NMCB, Port Hueneme, California. The organization of the NMCBs is shown below in Table 12-3. MISSION The mission of the NMCB dental organization is to ensure the combat effectiveness of the NMCB by providing a comprehensive program of dental support. During contingency, disaster control, or mass casualty situations, NMCB dental personnel augment with the medical effort under the direction of the cognizant authority. The deployment schedules of the NMCBs are on a 7-month rotation basis. With four battalions on each coast, they rotate the deployment schedule with two battalions out and two battalions in. Each coast sends one battalion to Guam or Rota Spain, and one battalion Table 12-3.—Organization of the NMCBs NMCB # HOMEPORT DEPLOY TO NMCB  1 Gulfport Guam, Rota Spain NMCB 3 Port  Hueneme Guam, Rota Spain NMCB 4 Port Hueneme Puerto  Rico,  Okinawa JA NMCB 5 Port Hueneme Puerto  Rico,  Okinawa JA NMCB 7 Gulfport Puerto Rico, Okinawa JA NMCB  40 Port Hueneme Guam,  Rota  Spain NMCB 74 Gulfport NMCB  133     Gulfport Puerto  Rico,  Okinawa JA Guam, Rota Spain to Puerto Rico or Okinawa, Japan. The two battalions on each coast that are not deployed work out of the branch  dental  clinic  treating  battalion  and  base personnel. The NMCBs can also be called upon for special missions.     During the Gulf War, more than 5000 Seabees (4,000 active and 1,000 reservists) served in the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia, Seabees built 10 camps for more than 42,000 personnel, 14 galleys capable of feeding 7,500 people, and 6 million square feet  of  aircraft  parking  apron.  Dental  personnel assigned to the NMCBs were there providing dental support. PERSONNEL Each battalion has a total of three dental personnel assigned.  One  general  dentist  (dental  department head)  and  two  Dental  Technicians.  The  dental department head reports directly to the commanding officer  of  the  battalion.     The  enlisted  personnel consists of one DT2 or DT1 who acts as the LPO and one DT3 or DN who is the chairside assistant to the dental officer. AUTHORIZED DENTAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT The authorized dental allowance list (ADAL) for Naval Mobile Construction Battalions is the same as the FMF mentioned earlier in this chapter (dental field equipment). SPECIAL   QUALIFICATIONS All Dental Technicians who serve with an NMCB attend  the  same  Field  Service  Dental  Technician School as do the FMF Dental Technicians. Enlisted personnel permanently assigned to an NMCB have an opportunity to qualify as a Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist (SCW). The insignia is shown in figure 12-8. Contact the command master chief who serves as SCW coordinator for Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) for your battalion. Serving a tour on a ship, FMF, or with NMCBs are the building blocks for a successful naval career. Take 12-15