Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command Constructionman Camella J. Jones learns how to operate a large crane from a Chief Petty Officer. She was the first woman of the Navy to qualify as a Heavy Equipment Operator and to be assigned to a U.S. Navy Construction Battalion, November 1972. Photograph by PH3 Paul Mansfield, USN. …

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command The front cover of the July 29, 1966 edition of the first Seabee Courier. (Photo by Brian Lamar) July 20 1943: Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Richard Maurer, Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) 63, was cited for the Navy Silver Star following an attack near Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, in the Solomon …

From FORCM Delbert Terrell, Force Master Chief of the Seabees Seabees, this guide was created based on your feedback… Thank You for your input as well as CMDCM Laurie, CMDCM Lopez, CUCM Sherman, MC1 Granger, YN1 Padilla and many others who provided input on multiple occasions along the way. This was truly a Team Effort! What I also like about …

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command Port Hueneme, California, April 1944. Two years earlier on July 15, the 7th Naval Construction Battalion left Advance Base Depot, Port Hueneme, for San Francisco, the first battalion to stage through this location. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy Seabee Museum) July 5 1942: The 4th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) …

Story by MC1 Class Stephane Belcher, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 Equipment Operator Constructionman Chase Frenze and Equipment Operator 3rd Class Conner Legg, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, operate civil engineer support equipment to spread cement and gravel, May 20. (Photo by EO1 James Trebnik) Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 started resurfacing a vertical take-off …