March 12, 2021

UCT-2 Deploys to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka

The Navy?s Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 Construction Dive Detachment Bravo (CDD/B) deployed to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Feb. 15 through 24, as part of their regularly scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacom Region. CFAY was ...

March 9, 2021

Long-standing Navy-Army Partnership at Fort Hunter Liggett

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 based at Port Hueneme, California, constructed a concrete pad at Fort Hunter Liggett?s Training Area 10 during two weeks in February 2021. FHL Commander Col. Charles Bell presented four Seabees identified by the ...

March 1, 2021

NMCB-3 Seabee Receives 2020 Stethem Award

210224-N-TP832-1029 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2021) Rear Adm. John Korka, right, commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Command, presents the Steelworker 2nd Class Robert D. Stethem award to Builder 1st Class Travis Klawonn, assigned to U.S. ...

Feb. 1, 2021

Faces of MCIPAC; a Seabee Who Impacts Marines for the Better

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kody Schwartz, a utilitiesman second class with U.S. Navy Seabees, Headquarters and Support Battalion, works on a broken sink at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021. Schwartz is utilities ...

Jan. 19, 2021

Brooklyn, N.Y. Sailor Honored as Camp Lemonnier's Hero in the Spotlight

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti ? U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Jody Sambury of Brooklyn, N.Y., poses for a photo between tasks in Self Help, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 12, 2021. Sambury runs Self Help, the base?s wood shop responsible for building and re...

Jan. 5, 2021

NCBC Plays Role in Supporting U.S. International Partners Through the Foreign Military Sales Program

Brenda Beverly, a material handler onboard Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, Mississippi, transfers items for processing before shipping to a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case manager Nov. 16, 2020. FMS programs provide many benefi...

Dec. 18, 2020

NMCB-5 the 1st Navy Tactical Unit to Use Expeditionary Smart Surveillance Capability

201207-N-PG340-1042 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2020) Construction Electrician 2nd Class MaryJoy Ortiz, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, sets up the Gantz-Mountain Surveillance cameras during the battalion's second Command Post Ex...

Dec. 18, 2020

NMCB-5 Completes Comprehensive, Unparalleled CPX-2

201207-N-PG340-1639 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2020) Utilitiesman 3rd Class Mario Moreno, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, stands sentry watch at the entry control point during the battalion's second Command Post Exercise onboard...

Dec. 10, 2020

Seabees Enhance Military Reconnaissance with ENFIRE Kit

201201-N-PG340-1050 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2020) Engineering Aide 3rd Class Hunter Sylvester, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, operates a laser range finder from the Instrument Set, Reconnaissance, and Surveying (ENFIRE) kit....

Dec. 8, 2020

NMCB-133 Completes 48- hour Mount-out Exercise By Air with a 24-hour Follow-on Mount-out by Sea

201023-N-WS871-1011 SANTA RITA, Guam (October 23, 2020) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 Detachment Guam conduct a Joint Inspection (JI) at Victor Wharf, Naval Base Guam prior to a simulated sea movement onboard ...