Seabee Magazine Blogs

This Week in Seabee History (October 24 - 30)

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:22:00 GMT

October 24 1944: Tank mounted flame throwers became a productive weapon for routing Japanese

This Week in Seabee History (October 10 - 16)

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:15:51 GMT

October 101942: 30th NCB commissioned at Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Virginia.1943: 125th NCB

This Week in Seabee History: October 3 - 9

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:39:00 GMT

October 31942: The first decorated Seabee hero was Seaman 2nd Class Lawrence C. Bucky Meyer of the

This Week in Seabee History: September 26 - October 2

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:12:00 GMT

September 261967: NMCB 10 headquarters unit arrived at Gia Le, RVN. September 281945: 39th Naval

This Week in Seabee History: September 19 - 25

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:55:00 GMT

September 191943: The 114th NCB commissioned at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp

This Week in Seabee History: September 5 - 11

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:11:00 GMT

September 51943: 126th NCB formed at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Peary, Magruder,

This Week in Seabee History: August 29 - September 4

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:15:00 GMT

August 291969: Seabee Team 0314 traveled to Guam, Mariana Islands, for orientation.2005: Hurricane

This Week in Seabee History: August 22 - 28

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:54:00 GMT

Operation "Desert Shield/Desert Storm" - On 2 August 1990 the armed forces of Iraq began the

This Week in Seabee History: August 15 - 21

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:52:00 GMT

August 151942: 19th Naval Construction Brigade (NCB) established at Camp Bradford, Norfolk,

This Week in Seabee History: August 8 - 14

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:09:00 GMT

August 81942: 17th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Camp Allen, Norfolk,

This Week in Seabee History: July 25 - 31

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:09:00 GMT

July 251943: The 90th NCB was activated at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Peary,

This Week in Seabee History: July 18 - 24

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:01:00 GMT

July 181970: Seabee Team 0708 arrived at Davisville, Rhode Island, from RVN for reassignment to NMCB

This Week in Seabee History: July 11 - 17

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:57:00 GMT

July 111944: ACORN 10 was decommissioned. (Used during World War II, an ACORN was a tailored unit

This Week in Seabee History: July 4 - 10

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:38:00 GMT

July 41942: Advance Base Depot (ABD), Davisville, Rhode Island, formally commissioned.1968: Twelve

This Week in Seabee History: June 27 - July 3

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:03:00 GMT

June 271942: The Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Endicott was established at

This Week in Seabee History: June 20 - 26

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:54:00 GMT

June 201967: NMCB 11 s temporary Enlisted Men (EM) Club placed a Dairy Queen machine in operation,

This Week in Seabee History: June 13 - 19

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:36:00 GMT

June 9-25 1952: Operation Crippled ChickOne of the most incredible Seabee feats of the Korean War

This Week in Seabee History: June 6 - 12

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 17:27:00 GMT

June 61942: 9th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Naval Construction Training

This Week in Seabee History: May 30 - June 5

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 17:21:00 GMT

May 301943: ACORN 8 arrived at Noumea. Later moved to Guadalcanal, Munda and Russells for restaging

This Week in Seabee History: May 23 - 29

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 17:02:00 GMT

May 231942: 8th NCB commissioned at NCTC Camp Allen, Norfolk, Virginia.1965: Part of NMCB 3 main