Dec. 4, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Dec. 4)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command Seabees from NMCB 3 install a Butler Building in Vietnam, 1966. In 1965, the Seabee portion of the Vietnam Construction Program was concentrated at thr...

Dec. 1, 2016

BEECAM: Seabee Force Master Chief Percy Trent, Jr., Conducts All-hands Call with NMCB 11

Seabee Force Master Chief Percy Trent, Jr., conducts an all-hands call with the Seabees of NMCB 11 at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 18, 2016. NMCB 11 is deployed throughout Europe Command, Africa Command, Pacific Command and Central Command; promot...

Dec. 1, 2016

UCT 1 and CBMU 202 Seabees Help Local School Conduct Archeological Dig

Story by Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs???? Seabees from CBMU 202 and UCT 1 participate in an archeological dig with students from Shelton Park Elementary School, Nov. 16-18 as part of the schoo...

Nov. 29, 2016

30th Naval Construction Regiment Receives Meritorious Unit Commendation

Story by Chief Petty Officer Lowell Whitman Capt. Jeffrey Kilian, commodore, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, reads a citation awarding the Meritorious Unit Commendation to 30 NCR for the regiment's efforts in providing command and control of...

Nov. 27, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Nov. 27)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command At the U.S. Marine Corps Base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Senior Chief Equipment Operator John Lemmond operates a front-end loader and piles rocks onto a dum...

Nov. 21, 2016

NMCB 3 Conducts Field Training Exercise, Receives Valuable ADR Experience

Story by Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs Seabees assigned to NMCB 3 assemble the ramp of a Mabey Johnson Bridge as part of their Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) Nov. 7, 2016, at Fort Hunter Liggett...

Nov. 20, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Nov. 20)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command Seabees working at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, while an aircraft lands. Beginning in 1955, Seabees began deploying yearly to the continent of Antarcti...

Nov. 16, 2016

Only Seabee Medal of Honor Recipient Honored on Veterans Day

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Asato Mrs. Joan Shields-Bennett, widow of Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Marvin Glenn Shields, poses for a photo with local Seabees after a Veterans Day ceremony hosted by Naval Facilities Engineering...

Nov. 16, 2016

Sailor 2025

By Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Segalla, Branch Head, Enlisted Seabee/SEAL/SWCC/EOD/NavyDiver Assignments, Navy Personnel Command Sailor 2025 is a group of 43 different initiatives collectively aimed at modernizing the personnel system, modernizing the trainin...

Nov. 16, 2016

BEECAM: Mrs. Joan Shields-Bennett Joins Local Seabees at Veterans Day Ceremony

Mrs. Joan Shields-Bennett, widow of Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Marvin Glenn Shields, poses for a photo with local Seabees after a Veterans Day ceremony hosted by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest at Gardiner Cemetery in Gar...