Oct. 9, 2018

Memorial Held for NMCB-4 Seabee

Story by MC2 Benjamin Stevens, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 Public Affairs PORT HUENEME, Calif. - A memorial was held October 2, 2018 on board Naval Base Ventura County to remember Utilitiesmen 2nd Class Aaron Esala. Esala was assigne...

Oct. 7, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (October 7 - 13)

On This Day in Seabee History: 11 October 2007 - Seabees assigned to the "Fighting Forty" of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40, repair a damaged section at the Leeward Airport, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

Oct. 5, 2018

BeeCam: Seabees Around the World 10.5.18

U.S. Navy Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, lower a well pump in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 20, 2018, during water-well drilling exploration operations as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnersh...

Oct. 2, 2018

UCT-2 Treats Critically Injured Plane Crash Survivors

180928-N-WR252-006 CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia (Sept. 28, 2018) Builder 2nd Class Brock Farmer donates blood for transfusion to a critically injured passenger from Air Niugini flight PX56 that crash landed in a lagoon near Chuuk, Federated ...

Sept. 30, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (September 30 - October 6)

4 October 2007 - Utilitiesman 2nd Class Craig Gardner and Builder 2nd Class William Lathan, Seabees attached to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), built a gazebo at the Zanderij Clinic Zanderij, Suriname. Comfort is on a f...

Sept. 28, 2018

UCT-2 Renders Assistance Following Plane Crash in Chuuk

180928-N-WR252-001 CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia (Sept. 28, 2018) U.S. Navy Sailors from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 assist local authorities in shuttling the passengers and crew of Air Niugini flight PX56 to shore following the pla...

Sept. 23, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (September 23 - 29)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command [caption id="attachment_14949" align="alignnone" width="640"] Members of a Seabee Team in 1963 show off their rates. These teams could be tailored to fit a...

Sept. 21, 2018

BeeCam: Seabees Around the World 9.21.18

180829-N-TP832-1002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2018) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 rake freshly placed-asphalt during a paving project on board Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme. Seabees are the expedition...

Sept. 19, 2018

Seabee Rescues Father, Son from Rip Current

Story by MCSN Jacob Vermeulen,?Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - In July 2017, Construction Electrician 2nd Class Tyler Chandler, a Seabee assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, went for what would become an...

Sept. 18, 2018

UCT-2 Conducts Underwater Demolition to Improve Port Access

180909-N-WR252-097 Federated States of Micronesia (Sept. 9, 2018) Steelworker 2nd Class Tyler Ault, team leader, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, enters the water to conduct a quality control dive to inspect explosive charges placed ...