From the early years of assaults during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts to the modern and technically sophisticated amphibious operations in Somalia and Iraq, the men and women of NBG-1 have served throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans in support of US policy abroad.

The PHIBSPECTRA Team provides in-depth training in well deck operations to prepare Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) ships for deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

[1] The need for a single organization dedicated to the support of amphibious operations was recognized as a result of experience gained during the island-hopping campaigns of World War II.

NBG-1 provided equipment and personnel to assist in a scientific expedition to Danger Island in the South Pacific in conjunction with the International Geophysical Year in 1958.

NBG-1 and its component commands engaged in supporting amphibious task force commanders in the THIRD, FIFTH and SEVENTH Fleets during Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian/disaster relief efforts after the tsunami that destroyed the Asian Pacific area in 2004, earthquake relief to Pakistan in 2005, wildfire assistance in Southern California, and Operation Tomodachi in Japan.

NBG-1 routinely participates in Fleet and Theater exercises (RIMPAC, Foal Eagle, Cobra Gold, CARAT, C/JLOTS, and Talisman Saber) and provides a wide variety of support services at NAB, Coronado.