Feb. 20, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: February 19-25

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandFebruary 191943: 120th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) formed at Casablanca.1944: 10th and 11th Naval Construction Brigades commissioned.1945: The D-Day assault on Iwo Jima was made by the 5th Amphibious Corps, which included all of NCB 133 and elements of NCB 31. The NCB

Feb. 20, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: February 12-18

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandFebruary 121951: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 activated.1966: An NMCB 1 advance party of one officer and 100 enlisted men departed Davisville, Rhode Island for Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam (RVN).1968: The NMCB 4 main body deployed from Port Hueneme,

Feb. 8, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: February 5-11

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandFebruary 61943: 85th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned in Norfolk, Virginia (exact camp unknown).1943: Acorn Training Detachment commissioned, Port Hueneme, California.  (In World War II, Navy ACORN units, composed of Seabees and other components such as

Feb. 8, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: January 29 - February 4

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandJanuary 291944: 146th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) established in Iceland from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 583.1946: 67th NCB inactivated on Eniwetok.Jan. 29-Feb. 6, 1968: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 8 main body deployed to Camp

Feb. 8, 2024

his Week in Seabee History: January 22-28

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandJanuary 221943: 76th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned in Norfolk, Virginia (exact camp unknown).1945: 137th NCB reactivated at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island.1968: Seabee Team 0602 arrived in Phouc Le,

Feb. 8, 2024

his Week in Seabee History: January 15-21

January 151943: 4th Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) commissioned.1944: 21st and 22nd NCRs commissioned.1972: Seabee Team 7410 deployed.1960: Men and equipment from the Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC), Port Hueneme, California, began work on Operation Packdown. In this operation, Seabees turned a 125-acre snow-covered meadow at Squaw

Feb. 8, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: January 8-14

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandJanuary 81943: 64th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Virginia.1946: 47th Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) inactivated; 4th Special NCB inactivated at Okinawa.1968: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 8 s advance party arrived

Feb. 8, 2024

This Week in Seabee History January 1-7

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandJanuary 11946: The Advance Base Depot, Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC), Davisville, Rhode Island is inactivated. Concurrently, the Naval Supply Depot, Newport, Davisville Annex was established. Also, the 1st Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) was

Feb. 8, 2024

This Week in Seabee History December 25-31

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandDecember 25December 261942: 58th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Camp Allen, Norfolk, Virginia.1943: Seabees of the 19th NCB joined the First Marine Division in the assault on Japanese-held Cape Gloucester, New Britain. During the battle, Seabees bulldozed

Dec. 21, 2023

This Week in Seabee History-December 18 - 24

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandDecember 181942: 49th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Camp Allen, Norfolk, Virginia; 57th NCB commissioned at Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island.December 191944: 42nd, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th Naval Construction Regiments (NCR) commissioned.1945: 126th