June 13, 2013

The U.S. Navy Seabees and the Invasion of Normandy

Compiled by Lara Godbille, Director, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum,?Naval History and Heritage Command Seabees of the 111th Naval Construction Battalion Unloading a Rhino Ferry on a Normandy Beach June 6, 1944 During World War II, nearly 325,000 men...

June 6, 2013

Remembering Seabees in Normandy

Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Port Hueneme, Calif. 1944 Before the Mulberry was installed in June 1944, the 111th NCB landed at Omaha Beach. Ships unloaded on the beach while barrage balloons hovered overhead. The Seabees constructed...

June 4, 2013

First Naval Construction Division Decommissioned

By Daryl Smith, NECC Public Affairs ? Rear Adm. Mark A. Handley, commander, First Naval Construction Division (1NCD), speaks to guests during a disestablishment ceremony on Naval Station Norfolk, May 31. During the ceremony, 1NCD was disestabli...

May 29, 2013

NMCB 133 Honors Iwo Jima Seabee Memory with Squad Competition

By Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Myers Equipment Operator Constructionman Taylor Conner of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, removes soil from his squad's pit during the 2013 Black Hell Squad defensive position event. The event had eac...

May 24, 2013

Seabees Train for Readiness

Seabees assigned to NMCB 11 participate in a mass casualty drill during a field exercise where battalion is evaluated in various areas of readiness before a deployment cycle, Camp Shelby, Miss., May 18. Photo by MC1 Jonathan Carmichael...

May 24, 2013

The Lame Duck in the Chicken Coop

By Lisa Smith Molinari...

May 17, 2013

Naval Construction Group 2 Stands Up in Historic Ceremony

Commander, the 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) Capt. Darius Banaji (left), transfers the 22nd NCR command colors to Capt. Stephen Revelas, prospective commander, 22nd NCR on board NCBC Gulfport, Miss....

May 17, 2013

NMCB 5 is Right on Target in Okinawa

Photos by MC1 John P. Curtis, NMCB 5 Seabees assigned to NMCB 5 shoot from the standing position during a rifle qualification test on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 6. NMCB 5 is currently supporting Navy and joint forces throughout the U.S. ...

May 16, 2013

NMCB 5 Changes Lives in Philippines During Balikatan 2013

Story by MC1 Chris Fahey, Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force Public Affairs U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Craig Timberlake, Deputy Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Commanding General, 3d Marine Expeditionary Briga...

May 16, 2013

Three-star Visits CSFE and NCTC Port Hueneme

By Susan E. Lester, Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Public Affairs Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk (pictured above, center) visited the Engineering Duty Officer School, the Center for Seabees and Facilities E...