Aug. 30, 2013

Naval Construction Group 2 Changes Hands

By Rob Mims, NCBC Gulfport Public Affairs Naval Construction Group TWO's (NCG 2)?Command Master Chief Duane Sharp prepares to pass the command flag from?outgoing commanding officer, Capt. Darius Banaji, to NCG-2's incoming?commanding officer, ...

Aug. 30, 2013

'Bee Safe this Labor Day Weekend

If you need an end-of-summer refresher course, visit the "What's New" section on the Naval Safety Center's website at www.public.navy.mil/navsafecen for tools to help you enjoy many off-duty activities without winding up in the hospital. You'll find ...

Aug. 28, 2013

Westlake Football Team Honors Fallen Seabee Alumnus

By Christine Rosalin, NAVFAC Pacific Public Affairs Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific Commander Rear Adm. Bret Muilenburg met with football players with California's Westlake High School, the alma mater of Fallen Warrior U.S. Navy S...

Aug. 27, 2013

Seabee Pioneer Celebrates 100th Birthday

By Don Rochon, NAVFAC HQ Public Affairs Rear Adm. Doug Morton, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic, poses with Jerry Smith, one of the original Navy Seabees from World War II, who celebrated his 100th birthday Aug...

Aug. 27, 2013

PHIBCB TWO Supports NASA Capsule Recovery Operation

By MC3 Taylor Mohr, ACB 2 NASA Delivery Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (PHIBCB) 2 assisted NASA engineers as they prepared to conduct a recovery test of NASA?s crew module aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24), Naval Sta...

Aug. 26, 2013

NMCB 5 Turns Over Camp Shields to NMCB 3

130818-N-SD120-001 OKINAWA, Japan (August 18, 2013) Cmdr. Cameron Geertsema, commanding officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, right, exchanges salutes with Cmdr. Gordon Meeks, commanding officer of NMCB 3, during a change of charg...

Aug. 21, 2013

Ready, Set, Train: 22NCR Conducts CPX

Photos by UTCN Alicia Fluty, 22NCR Seabees assigned to 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (22 NCR), simulate operating in a contingency environment, tracking and monitoring units and routes, using a Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC) d...

Aug. 20, 2013

NMCB 3 Deploys to Pacific

Photos by MC1 Chris Fahey NMCB 3 Seabees have arrived ?in the Pacific to begin the official turnover of all equipment, office spaces and ongoing projects from NMCB 5. NMCB 3 deploys as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachment...

Aug. 19, 2013

CECOS Basic Class FTX Moves to Point Mugu

By Susan Lester, Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Public Affairs Students and staff from the 255th Civil Engineer Corps Officers School (CECOS) Basic Course participated in a five-day, scenario-driven, realistic Field Training Exe...

Aug. 16, 2013

Seabees Rescue Japanese Students at Kamakura Beach

Story and photos by NAVFAC Far East Public Affairs MMC (SW/AW) Robby F. McKinney recounts rescue at Kamakura Beach.? When MMC (SW/AW) Robby F. McKinney and BU1 (SCW/EXW) Mark A. Wells headed to a Japanese beach for some surfing July 5, they...