Nov. 14, 2016

BEECAM: NMCB 5 Participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training

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 onto an amphibious landing craft during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and ...

Nov. 14, 2016

National Seabee Memorial: 3D Scan of Navy Monument Helps Ensure ?Can Do? Longevity, Legacy

On Memorial Day 1974, the Seabee Memorial Monument was dedicated. The monument is located on Memorial Drive leading to the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. It depicts the Seabee as builder, fighter and ambassador of good will. The ...

Nov. 10, 2016

BEECAM: NMCB 5 Participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training

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 onto an amphibious landing craft during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and ...

Nov. 10, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of Nov. 13)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command Seabees clear and grade Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in September 1942. When the first Seabees landed on Guadalcanal on Sept. 1, 1942, th...

Nov. 7, 2016

NCG 2, 22 NCR Sailors Focus on Expeditionary Warfare Program

By Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew P. Dooley, Naval Construction Group 2 Public Affairs??? Petty Officer Second Class Jacob Port instructs personnel from NCG 2 and 22 NCR on the .50 caliber machine gun during EXW training held at the C...

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 ...