U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Hourican fastens a sheet of plywood as villagers look on during a school construction project south of Baucau, Timor-Leste, on July 18, 2009. Hourican is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, a 600-person Seabee battalion that provides contingency construction, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to the U.S. Marine Corps and other services.