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NFESC, the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (Formerly NCEL, Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory) in
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, provides engineering services, technology testing, specialized facilities, and expertise in these facilities. The organization is centered on a primary customer: the
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, specifically branches of the
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, the
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, and the
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, although it does conduct business with a variety of other government and private organizations.


Origin

NFESC was established October 1, 1993 from the remains of several other similar organizations, one of which was NCEL. The NFESC workforce included former NCEL employees represented by
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, and unrepresented employees of other Navy entities.


References

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