Amphibious Construction Battalion ONE (abbreviated as ACB 1, or PHIBCB 1) is an amphibious construction battalion in the United States Navy based in Coronado, California. Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO is its sister unit based in Little Creek, Virginia.
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