The FIRST Naval Construction Division (1NCD) provides combat ready engineer forces in response to Combatant Commander and naval component commander requirement and provides planning and operational support for SEABEE employment.
As a scalable, deployable force, 1NCD provides command and control of multiple expeditionary construction elements in support of Marine air-ground task forces and other joint force components and, if required, command and control of multiple NECC expeditionary elements across the full range of military operations.
As the Navy's subject matter expert for SEABEEs, the Naval Construction Forces Command (NCFC) organizes, mans, trains, maintains and equips 1NCD and its subordinate units in order to support the Combatant Commanders with expeditionary engineering forces capable of general engineering and construction, limited combat engineering, and geo-spatial engineering across the full range of military operations.