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Dec. 30, 2013

Seabees Remain Vital Around the World

Story excerpt from The Seabee Quarterly, a publication of the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation, Inc.? This past year, the entire Naval Construction Force was realigned under two Naval Construction Groups that report directly to Navy Expeditionary ...

Dec. 30, 2013

Seabees Create <i>Espirit de Corps</i> in Uncertain Times with Unique Award

By BU3 Lucretia Elliott, NMCB 28 BU1? Philip Trevathan (left) and BU2 ?Ruben Trevino (right), NMCB 28, present Vice Adm. Robin Braun, Chief of Navy Reserve Commander, Naval Reserve Force, with the Caddyshack Award from Golf Company during her ...

Dec. 28, 2013

Chamberlin Named NETC Senior Instructor of the Year

By Susan E. Lester, Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Public Affairs Rear Adm.?Quinn (left), Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)?Commanding Officer, recognizes BUC Eric?Chamberlin with a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation M...

Dec. 20, 2013

Seabees Earn College Credit Through Experience

Story by Susan Lester, Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Public Affairs The American Council on Education (ACE) evaluation is one of several programs managed by the Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering (CSFE) that promote ...

Dec. 19, 2013

NMCB 3 Builds Civic Relations in Tonga

Naval Mobile Construction Division (NMCB) 3?s Construction Civic Action Detail (CCAD) Tonga is working with the Tongan Defense Service to build a 710 square-meter community hall and disaster response center. The CCAD's mission is to execute engineeri...

Dec. 16, 2013

MCPON Stevens Visits Gulfport Seabees

Photo by MCC Ryan G. Wilber Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens (right) listens to a Seabee during an E-6 and below All Hands Call at the base training hall on board Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport. ...

Dec. 9, 2013

NMCB 133's Water Well Team Trains to Drill

Photos and story by Ensign Krista Bix, NMCB 133 Public Affairs NMCB 133's water well team drills a practice well during field training. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 Alfa Company?s Water Well Team returned from 24-hour drilling oper...

Dec. 6, 2013

?Bees Welcome Holiday Season in Okinawa

Story and photos by MC1 Chris Fahey, NMCB 3 Public Affairs LS1?Robert Franke, left, and EO1?Pete Izarra, NMCB ?3 help children from the Kanasa Nursery School make traditional Mochi balls during a cultural exchange at the Japanese Maritime Self...

Dec. 4, 2013

Flu Vaccine Keeps Seabees Mission Ready

By MC1?John Banfield, NMCB 28 Public Affairs LTJG Benjamin Stafford, attached to NMCB 28, receives the annual flu vaccination, Oct. 2013, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Sailors attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28 rece...

Dec. 3, 2013

NMCB 11 Seabees Advance Despite Competitive Odds

By MCC?Jonathan Carmichael, NMCB 11 Public Affairs Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 take the E-4, E-5, and E-6 advancement exams at club 11 Degrees North on Camp Lemonnier.? Thirty-eight Seabees assigned to ...