July 19, 2013

NMCB 15 Comms Maintenance

ET2 Jarrod Long, NMCB 15, works to complete maintenance on communications equipment, Camp Krutke, Afghanistan. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is an expeditionary element of U.S. Naval Forces that support v...

July 19, 2013

Seabees and Multi-National Teams Partner in Tonga

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tim D. Godbee ATELE, Tonga -- Royal Tongan Marine engineers with assistance from French Marine engineers, New Zealand Army engineers, U.S. Navy Seabees and Marine Corps engineers, in conjunction with ...

July 19, 2013

Seabee by Day, MMA Fighter by Night

By MCC(SCW/SW/AW) Ryan G. Wilber, NCBC Public Affairs 110629-N-AW868-003 BILOXI, Miss. (June 29, 2013) Utilitiesman 1st Class Michael DeAngelo, Utilities Phase Head for Naval Construction Group (NCG) 2, Contingency Construction Crew Training (...

July 17, 2013

Seabees pave way for air power in Afghanistan

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Garas                     Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15, pour concrete as the...

July 17, 2013

Seabee Heritage: Coronado to Korea

By Chief Steelworker Bill Hines, USN Reprint from CEC Bulletin April 1951 On D-2 day, 17 September, a small boat pulled alongside the Seabee's pontoon dock a "Charley Pier" in Inchon Harbor. All hands came to attention as a tall, strong-jawed ...

July 15, 2013

Seabee Betty Legacy Remembered

By JoAnna Delfin, Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Joshua Norrick, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 Public Affairs PITI, Guam (June 20, 2013) ?Capt. John Heckmann, Naval Facilities Engineering Comma...

July 15, 2013

Change of Command for the Runnin' 'Roos

Story? and photos by MC1 Steven Myers, NMCB 133 Public Affairs Cmdr. Nick Yamodis salutes the?battalion flag held by Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jeff Powell during a change of command ceremony at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport,...

July 12, 2013

NMCB 3 Supports Environmental Stewardship

Chris Fahey, NMCB 3 Public Affairs Equipment Operator 1st Class Peter Bonebakker from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 operates an excavator at Dozer Field. Members of Naval Construction Group 1 and NMCB 3 operated excavators, dump tr...

July 5, 2013

The Stuff Military Families are Made

By Lisa Smith Molinari I?ve been told that my family of five weighs more than 15,000 pounds. No, we are not morbidly obese ? that figure is actually the total weight of all of our stuff. Everything from the half-chewed pencil in the desk dr...

July 3, 2013

Seabees Throw Down to Earn Green Belt

ET1?Duvon Thomas throws CE1?Michael Baxter to the ground during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) green belt qualification course. After more than 70 hours of training,?15 Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 com...