Feb. 11, 2015

Seabees Rebuild History on NASNI

By MC2 Tim D. Godbee, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West? SW1 Honer Villanueva, NMCB 3, cuts rebar beams with an oxygen acetylene torch next to a Caterpillar 390b during a seaplane ramp construction project, San Diego, Calif., Feb. 3. Ph...

Feb. 11, 2015

NMCB 5 Takes Pride and Ownership in Completing NBVC Construction

By SWCN Dominique Brown, NMCB 5 Seabees from NMCB 5 and Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) personnel celebrate the opening of new construction at a Port Hueneme, Calif., sports complex. From left, Lt. Patrick Nacey, NMCB 5; BUC Logan Ash, NMCB 5...

Feb. 9, 2015

'Seabees are the Best Kept Secret of the Navy'

By Lt. Matthew Riley, Chaplain, NMCB?5 Lt. Matthew Riley, a Navy chaplain,?reads from the Bible at a sermon for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Seabees during the battalion's field training exercise (FTX) on Fort Hunter Liggett. U...

Feb. 5, 2015

NMCB 1 Tests Skills During Command Post Exercise

By MCC?Kim Martinez, NMCB?1 Public Affairs SW1 Jesse Guardado, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, welds material during a recent?command post exercise. NMCB 1 is homeported in Gulfport, Miss. It is one of three active-duty battalio...

Feb. 4, 2015

Three Generations Strong ? Builder Constructionman Follows in Family Footsteps

By BU1?Brandon Simons, Naval Construction Training Center Standing next to his father, Sherwood,?BUCN James Wilson is all smiles following his graduation at the Naval Construction Training Center in Gulfport, Miss. Jan. 22. (Photo by Equipment Ope...

Feb. 4, 2015

NMCB 3 Seabee Saves Unconscious Man from Burning Automobile

By MC1?Chris Fahey, NMCB 3 CE1?Brian Nielsen from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 receives the Life Saving Medal award during an official awards ceremony of the Ventura County Fire Department at Simi Valley, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo by...

Feb. 2, 2015

Battalion Readiness: NMCB 3 Seabees Train to Fight

By MC3?Debra Daco, NMCB 3 BUCN?Anthony Austin from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 patrols with his squad during NMCB 3?s tactical training at Port Hueneme Naval Base Ventura County. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Clas...

Jan. 29, 2015

Under Extreme Pressure Seabee Divers Quickly React

By MC3?(DV) Tyler Thompson, Expeditionary Combat Camera UT2 Erick Martin assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, encounters a barracuda while scuba diving on a wreck during diver training aboard USAV Matamoros (LCU-2026). Diver train...

Jan. 27, 2015

BEECAM: UCT 2 Surveys Deep Draft Wharf

Photos by MC1 Gary Keen Lt. Russell Jarvis, an engineer from NAVFAC EXWC, Washington, D.C., inspects piles during a?survey on a deep draft wharf at U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory,? Jan. 19.? BU1 ...

Jan. 27, 2015

NMCB 4 Ribbon-cutting Ceremonies in Cambodia Mark Successful Deployment

By EO3?Alexander Balaoing, NMCB 4 Ms. Dan Mom, director, Kamkor Primary School, places a ?krama? on Cmdr. Jeffrey Lengkeek, commanding officer, NMCB 4, as a sign of appreciation during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Jan. 12, for the work NMCB 4 CC...