July 29, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (July 29 ? August 4)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command [caption id="attachment_14578" align="alignnone" width="477"] Constructionman Camella J. Jones learns how to operate a large crane from a Chief Petty Offic...

July 22, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (July 22 ? July 28)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command [caption id="attachment_14430" align="alignnone" width="384"] The front cover of the July 29, 1966 edition of the first Seabee Courier. (Photo by Brian La...

July 21, 2018

Seabees Around the World: July 21, 2018

180712-M-UG171-1001 MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 12, 2018) U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Rosco, a heavy equipment operator with the 571st Engineer Construction Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, guides a D7 medium-bulldozer out of a constr...

July 19, 2018

30th Naval Construction Regiment Holds Change of Command

180719-N-WG252-179 ASAN BEACH, Guam (July 19, 2018) As Command Master Chief Joe Arnold looks on, Capt. Jeffrey Kilian (left) passes the regimental flag to Capt. Steven Stasick during 30th Naval Construction Regiment?s (30 NCR) change of command cerem...

July 17, 2018

CBMU 202 Trains Like They Fight

Story by MC3 Lisa Reese, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 participated in a strategic mobility exercise (STRATMOBEX) on board Joint Expeditionary Base Lit...

July 15, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (July 15 ? July 21)

15 July 1958 - Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO (PHIBTWO) assist Marines with landing at Beirut, Lebanon The U.S. government was asked by the Lebanese government for military aid, and to assist in the establishment and maintenance of order in t...

July 13, 2018

Seabees Around the World: July 13, 2018

Utilitiesman 3rd Class Benjamin Berzinis tests the source water supply for mineral and calcium content at NSA Naples June 29, 2018. The potable water used at all three NSA Naples sites runs through a seven-step-process and is tested daily at each loc...

July 10, 2018

NECC Seabees and EOD Technicians Conduct ADR Experiment

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (Jun. 26, 2018) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Benjamin Austin, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, drives a remote-operated forklift during an airfield damage repair (ADR) experiment at Tyndall Air Force Bas...

July 9, 2018

Camp Katuu Upgrades

180626-N-WR252-046 CAMP KATUU, Palau (June 26, 2018) Utilitiesman 2nd Class Richard Johnson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, replaces a support joist on a building on Camp Katuu, which is home to Civic Action Team (CAT) Pala...

July 8, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (July 8 ? July 14)

1943: Seabees with Construction Battalion Detachment 1006 crossing the Mediterranean onboard LST 388 taking part in the Sicilian Invasion. Causeways that aided the troops ashore can be seen as they are strapped alongside the LST. Pontoons and causewa...