Nov. 4, 2016

U.S. and Royal Cambodian Forces Combine for CARAT Cambodia 2016

161102-N-HA376-933 SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Nov. 2, 2016) - U.S. Navy Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, U.S. Marines, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Royal Cambodian Navy sailors load equipment ont...

Nov. 3, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Nov. 6)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum Aerial photograph of the Chu Lai base taken on July 3, 1965. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 was the last full battalion to depart from Vietnam. Thei...

Oct. 28, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Oct. 30)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum Rear Admiral John R. Perry, CEC, served as Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and Chief of Civil Engineers in the mid-1950s, after serving as director of the ...

Oct. 24, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Oct. 23)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum Fearless Ferris and Forces Fighting Raiders from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 121's Alpha Company protect their road crew with a truck mounted M60, picture...

Oct. 24, 2016

Underwater Construction Team Two receives SECNAV Energy Award

Story by From Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific Public Affairs Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Ryan Filo, left, and Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Andersen Gardner, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, tests the density ...

Oct. 18, 2016

BEECAM: NMCB 1 from Gulfport, Mississippi Continue Hurricane Matthew Cleanup Efforts

Seabees chain a log to be removed with a front loader after the tree demolished a truck inspection station at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Oct. 9, 2016. Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 Detachment Jacksonville and Naval Mobile Co...

Oct. 18, 2016

NMCB 1 Assists Hurricane Matthew Cleanup in Jacksonville, Mayport

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Brannon Deugan Seabees load logs into a truck while they help clean up debris at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Oct. 9, 2016. Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 Detachment Jacksonville and ...

Oct. 14, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Oct. 16)

Seabees cross train in the skills of their colleagues and prepare for deployment with Seabee Technical Assistant Teams (STAT), later called Seabee Teams. These teams consisted of men specially selected from Naval Mobile Construction Battalions to pro...

Oct. 14, 2016

NAVFAC EXWC Seabees Repair Critical Electrical Infrastructure at Port Au Prince Airport

Story by NAVFAC Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center PAO? Petty Officer 1st Class Colby Wightman (far right) assists with the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts by loading and delivering 300 bags of beans and rice,...

Oct. 8, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Oct. 9)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum Seabees with the 31st Naval Construction Battalion building a road on the side of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy Seabee Museum) October 9 ...