April 13, 2012

NMCBs 40, 26 Receive Peltier, Perry Awards

On behalf of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Rear Adm. Chris Mossey, Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers, recognized Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 with the 2011 Rear Admiral Eugene J. Peltier Award and NMCB 26 wi...

April 13, 2012

Seabee MUSE Techs Complete 2012 LA Marathon

MUSE Seabees CEC(SCW/EXW) Cory Wright (left) and CMC(SCW/IDW) Jake Kruzel completed the 2012 LA Marathon, March 18. (Courtesy Photo)...

April 10, 2012

Hammer Time in Afghanistan

CE3 James K. Henley, NMCB 11, swings a sledge hammer during a project in the Lashkar Gah District where the battalion constructs a compound for Marine Advisor Teams who will prepare Afghan Uniformed Police for the eventual drawdown of U.S. and allied...

April 10, 2012

NAVFAC, Seabees Win CHINFO Awards

NMCB 5 Commanding Officer Cmdr. Peter Maculan (left) and CMDCM Delbert Terrell (right) stop by the Public Affairs Office, Port Hueneme, Calif., to congratulate MC2(SCW) Ace Rheaume on being named the 2011 CHINFO Merit Awards Navy Print Journalist of ...

April 10, 2012

Self-Study Available for SCW Designation

By Susan E. Lester, CSFE PAO The Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering (CSFE), Port Hueneme, CA, announces the activation of 13 self-paced courses on Navy e-Learning that directly support the Personnel Qualification Requirements (PQS) for Se...

March 9, 2012

Building and Fighting on Land and Sea

Seabees attached to PHIBCB 2's Bravo Company guide an Amphibious Bulk Liquid Transfer System (ABLTS) hose reel lowered from Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006) onto an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) Inter...

March 9, 2012

NMCB 23 Seabees Refurbish School, Clinic in Haiti

SW2 Barron Montowski (foreground), NMCB 23, welds a hinge on a water tank cover at the Dispensaire De Caracol, Haiti, during Southern Partnership Station 2012. NMCB 23 and Indonesian engineers conducted a subject matter expert exchange to refurbish t...

March 9, 2012

Readiness...Two Thumbs Up!

BUCN Daniel Kriegstein, NMCB 74 Oscar Company, gives two thumbs up during a force march readiness exercise in Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) Level? IV at Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, Miss.,?Feb.10. Photo by BU3 Woo...

March 8, 2012

"Can Do!"...Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

By Cmdr. Joe Greeson, CEC, USN Chief Staff Officer, 25th Naval Construction Regiment ?With compassion for others, we build, we fight, for peace with freedom.? [caption id="attachment_1182" align="alignleft" width="152" caption="Cmdr. Joe Gree...

March 8, 2012

2012: Anniversary of 70 CAN DOs

Iconic image of Seabees unloading concrete bucket at Cubi Point naval base, circa early 1950s. Creator/Photographer: 30th NCR...