Aug. 21, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: August 14 -19

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command August 141970: Cmdr. H.E. Keppel Jr., Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), relieved Lt. Cmdr. H.H. Harrell, CEC, as commanding officer, Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 302, at Naval Support Facility (NSF), Cam Ranh Bay, Republic of Vietnam (RVN).  August 151942: 19th

Aug. 7, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: August 7 - 13

By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command

July 25, 2023

NMCB 133 Change of Command

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 held a Change of Command ceremony at the Seabee Heritage Center on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, June 30, 2023.

July 25, 2023

NMCB ONE Ghana Support

U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 and leadership from the U.S. Embassy in Accra, the Ghana Armed Forces, and South Tongu District Executive Leadership held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Nutekpor District Assembly Basic School in Nutekpor, Ghana.

June 27, 2023

Navy Seabees Build Home For Native Americans in Need

GALLUP, N. M. (June 22, 2023) The paint is still drying on a brand new house completed by a group of Reserve-duty Seabees, who put the finishing touches today on a dwelling built for a family in need as part of a partnership with the Southwest Indian Foundation (SWIF), headquartered here.The project was the latest success in an ongoing effort

June 27, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: June 26 - July 2

By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command June 261945: ACORN 55 commissioned at Argus Assembly and Training Detachment (AATD) Port Hueneme, California. (Used during World War II, an ACORN was a tailored unit designed to carry out the rapid construction and subsequent operation of a landplane and seaplane advance base. Each

June 27, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: June 19 - June 25

By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command June 191943: The 96th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) was commissioned at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island; the 12th Special NCB was formed at NCTC Camp Peary, Magruder, Virginia.1968: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 58 s

June 27, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: June 12 - June 18

By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandJune 121943: ACORN 2 dissolved. (Used during World War II, an ACORN was a tailored unit designed to carry out the rapid construction and subsequent operation of a landplane and seaplane advance base. Each ACORN had a construction battalion attached to it, as well as trained personnel to

June 27, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: June 5 - June 11

By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command June 51967: Main body of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 58 arrived at Davisville, Rhode Island from Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam (RVN).1968: NMCB 74 advance party, consisting of three officers and 85 enlisted personnel, arrived at Camp Shields, Chu Lai, RVN.2009: Capt. Louis

June 27, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: May 29 - June 4

By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandMay 291968: NMCB 9 main body returned to the continental United States (CONUS) on three super DC-8 passenger aircraft and two cargo/passenger aircraft. All flights terminated at Naval Air Station (NAS) Point Mugu, California, except one Super DC-8 aircraft which landed at Los Angeles