March 11, 2015

Moreell Award Goes to LCDR Andrew W. Olsen, CEC, USN

By NAVFAC HQ Public Affairs 2014 Moreell Medal recipient, Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Olsen, NMCB 11?s operations officer, stands in front of the troops during the battalion?s change of command, Gulfport, Miss., Nov. 21. Photo by MC1 Michael C. Barto...

March 10, 2015

Seabees, Civil Engineer Corps and NAVFAC Celebrate Unique Heritage

By Don Rochon, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Public Affairs Photos by MC1(SW/AW) Chris Thien, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Public Affairs Rear Adm. Kate Gregory, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, welcomes Master ...

March 5, 2015

BEECAM: 'Bees Ready Defense at Operation Bearing Duel

Photo by MCC Kim Martinez, NMCB 1 Public Affairs Seabees from NMCB 1 engage opposing forces at the forward operating base 1 entry control point during Operation Bearing Duel 2015, Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 25. Operation Bearing Duel is a fi...

March 5, 2015

BEECAM: Camp Lemonnier Celebrates Seabee Birthday

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Adm. Katherine Gregory, center, congratulates Builder Seaman Tanesha Tolbert for being the youngest Seabee at the 73rd Seabee Birthday Ball at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, ...

March 4, 2015

Fires to the Sky: The Legend of Bucky Meyer

Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum The name ?Guadalcanal? conjures up reverence and deference for those persons privy to this small island?s place in American military history. From August 1942 to February 1943, the A...

Feb. 27, 2015

NAVFAC Commander, Seabee FORCM Visit New Base Under Construction in Romania

Story by MC2(SW/AW) Luke Meineke, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia Public Affairs Rear Adm. Katherine Gregory, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, discusses construction plans and progress with U.S. Army Corps of Engineer re...

Feb. 26, 2015

TV Host Mike Rowe Builds with the ?Bees

From NMCB 1 Public Affairs Mike Rowe (right), host of CNN?s ?Somebody?s Gotta Do It,? and EO3 (SCW) Joshua D. Earhart, NMCB 1, join the battalion after Earhart received his Seabee combat warfare specialist qualification. NMCB 1 hosted Rowe dur...

Feb. 24, 2015

BEECAM: NMCB 11 Lends Construction Support to Naval Station Rota

EO1 Thomas Irvin, NMCB 11, operates a road grader to improve the?Helicopter?Landing Zone access road, Naval Station Rota, Spain, Feb. 6. Photo by MC1?Michael C. Barton EACN Christina Shelton, NMCB 11, takes elevation readings during?improvemen...

Feb. 24, 2015

NMCB 3 Seabees Conduct CPX

By MC3 Debra Daco, NMCB 3 Public Affairs CM2 Jonathan Hughes, NMCB 3, holds an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a HMMWV during a Command Post Exercise, Port Hueneme, Calif., Feb. 19. Photos by MC3 Debra Daco Seabees from Naval Mobile C...

Feb. 20, 2015

5 Things Sailors Need to Know About Social Media, Phishing, Security

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