June 22, 2012

A Seabee Chapter Closes: Camp Moreell Transfers to Army

Lt. Cmdr. Sean Dalton (far right) and Chief Petty Officer Andre Sanders lead the formation for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 as they pay respects to fallen Seabees during a transfer ceremony at Camp Moreell, Southwest Asia, May 23.?The...

June 22, 2012

High Heat and Humidity: A Risky Combo

Properly hydrate, and take breaks during exercise or working in an elevated heat condition....

June 22, 2012

"Objects in the Mirror..."

...may be closer than they appear."? FIRST Naval Construction Division's (1NCD) EO2 Rhyan Tetrault gives the 1NCD bee a lift from its perch at the former 1NCD headquarters location. However, the first stop was for a few repairs and touch ups at Amphi...

June 22, 2012

Seabees on High in Totsuka

NAVFAC Far East's PWD Atsugi Team Member CE2(SCW) Whitney Stettler replaces a flashing beacon light bulb on top of a 165-meter-high frequency satellite transmitting tower at U.S. Naval Transmitting Facility Totsuka, April 13. The project supports saf...

June 22, 2012

Final Word: Seabee Magazine in Print - The End of an Era

By FORCM(SCW) Douglas "Ray" Dickey, Force Master Chief of the Seabees [caption id="attachment_32" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="FORCM(SCW) Douglas Dickey"][/caption] This month marks the end of an era as Seabee magazine rolls off the p...

June 21, 2012

Seabees Inspect Saipan Substation

Steelworker 1st Class(SCW) Shawn Herr safely checks a Port of Saipan 1500-kVA mobile substation with a high voltage detector. Photo by Construction Mechanic 1st Class(SCW/PJ) Jason Duncan-----------...

June 21, 2012

NMCB 7 Trains Afghan Engineers

By MC3 Michael Scichilone, NMCB 7 A Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 supervises as an Afghan Air Force NCO puts into practice battalion-provided training to assist with the construction of a guard shack to be used b...

June 21, 2012

NMCB 3 "Shares Resilience" With Bosnian Military

By Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee, 52 Fighter Wing Public Affairs, and NMCB 3 Public Affairs A U.S. Navy Seabee tosses planks of wood into a pile during the renovation process of Bijelo-Potoci Primary School in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina May 31...

May 17, 2012

Seabee Strong at Seabee Day

120505-N-AW868-426 GULFPORT, Miss. (May 5, 2012) Children practice push-ups with members of an Underwater Construction Team (UCT) at a UCT presentation booth during Seabee Day 2012 held on board Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, wh...

May 17, 2012

Gulfport Seabees Stand Down for Safety

Story and photos by MCC(SCW/SW/AW) Ryan G. Wilber, NCBC Gulfport Public Affairs [caption id="attachment_1741" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Capt. Rick Burgess, commanding officer, NCBC Gulfport, Miss., and commander, 20th SRG, addresses...