June 11, 2014

NMCB 1 Bids CO Farewell, Welcomes Aboard New Commander

By MCC Kim Martinez, NMCB 1 Public Affairs Cmdr. Kemit Spears (center) relieves Cmdr. Chad Brooks as commanding officer of NMCB 1 during a change of command ceremony at Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan, June 10. ?Photos by MC1 Todd Macdonald Na...

June 6, 2014

BEECAM: NMCB 11 Puts Best Face Forward

Photo by MC1 Michael C. Barton (From left to right) LSC Hadji Cabangcalan, LSC Kenneth McClendon and LN1 Douglas Wiggins, NMCB 11, don their gas masks in preparation for a chemical attack scenario during Command Post Exercise (CPX) 1, Gulf...

June 6, 2014

Moreell Medal Awarded to Sasebo Public Works Officer

Lt. Cmdr. Dean Allen, public works officer, PWD Sasebo, received the 2013 Society of American Military Engineers Moreell Medal, presented by Rear Adm. Kate Gregory, Commander, NAVFAC, during Joint Engineer Training Conference, Orlando, Fla., May 21. ...

June 4, 2014

Past Meets Present 45 Years Later During Seabee Reunion

By Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie, 2nd Marine Logistics Group? Pfc. Harvey Evans (left), antitank missileman with 2nd Light Armored Recon Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, discusses a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile launcher w...

June 2, 2014

BEECAM: NMCB 1 'Bees Partner with Indonesian Marines During Pacific Partnership 2014

EO3 Andrew Adams (right), NMCB 1, marks sheets for cutting with an Indonesian Marine during an engineering project at the Tuadale School, West Kupang, Indonesia, June 2, in support of Pacific Partnership 2014. Pacific Partnership is in its ninth iter...

May 29, 2014

U.S. Navy and Philippine Seabee Divers Train Together at Balikatan 2014

By CEC (SCW/MDV) Terence Juergens Seabee divers from the U.S. and Philippine Navy UCTs prepare to execute a?joint dive during Exercise Balikatan, Sangley Pt., Philippines, May 8, to?practice underwater cutting and welding. Photos by EO1 (SCW/D...

May 29, 2014

Homefront: An Annual Dose of Dirt

By Lisa Smith Molinari I?ve got dirt under my fingernails. There's a blister the size of Delaware on my thumb. My face is sunburned in a distinctive raccoon pattern around my sunglasses. I?m walking with a slight limp, thanks to the pain in my...

May 28, 2014

BEECAM: Seabees Improve Roadways in Djibouti

EO2 Elijah Godbold, NMCB 74 Det. Horn of Africa, makes road improvements using the grader at a remote area in Djibouti, April 1. Improving the roadways helps ensure that other units of Civil Engineer Support Equipment are able to travel safely. NMCB ...

May 28, 2014

NMCB 25 Honors the Fallen in Memorial Day Service at Camp Phoenix

By MC1 Patrick Gordon, NMCB 25 Public Affairs Members of the NMCB 25 flag detail prepare to parade the colors past a memorial display of an upturned rifle during a Memorial Day ceremony at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, May 26. Photos by MC1 Patri...