March 2, 2017

Port Hueneme Seabees Celebrate 75 Years

Story by Naval Construction Group 1 Public Affairs The oldest and youngest Seabees, Retired Master Chief Equipmentman Jim Daniels, right, and Constructionman Recruit Colin Ryniec, assigned to Naval Construction Training Center, cut a cake ...

Feb. 28, 2017

Shipyard Rigger Shares Seabee Memories

Story by Michele Fletcher, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) Public Affairs. BREMERTON, Washington -- Ed Stein opened his backpack and pulled ou...

Feb. 27, 2017

NMCB 1 Ready, Relieves NMCB 11

Story by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class M. Jang, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, remove NMCB 11's insignia to reveal th...

Feb. 26, 2017

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Feb. 26)

U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps insignia, circa 1905. On March 2, 1867, an act of Congress provided that civil engineers should be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate. Previously, all civil engineers in the Navy were civ...

Feb. 23, 2017

Building?s Dedication at Thai School is Foundation for Hope

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc Castaneda Brig. Gen. Bryan Suntheimer, United States Army Pacific Deputy Commanding General for Army National Guard, Rear Adm. Jong Sam Kim, commander, Republic of Korea Navy Component 5, Vice Adm. Pan...

Feb. 21, 2017

UCT 1 Increases Operational Readiness

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Austin L Simmons Utilitiesman 1st Class Jordan Delasalas, left, and Equipment Operator 1st Class Matt Bobinchak, both assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1, conduct diver qualification training o...

Feb. 19, 2017

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Feb. 19)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 301 Seabees working at Khe Sanh in 1968. A small detail of Seabees from CBMU 301 distinguished themselve...

Feb. 12, 2017

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Feb. 12)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command   The start of the Second World War sent naval survey teams up and down the Pacific coast looking for new locations for naval facilities. One t...

Feb. 9, 2017

NMCB 4 Seabees Enhance Mission Readiness Through Command Post Exercise

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Rosalie Chang Builder Constructionman Dustin Coleman (left), assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, communicates the Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) response teams' location a...

Feb. 9, 2017

Seabees Hard at Work at Camp Wilson

Story by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 attach an arch to a K-Span unit at Camp Wilson aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 2, 2017. NMCB 3 is in Camp W...