Nov. 20, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: November 13-19

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandNovember 131970: Cmdr. J.L. Godsey, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), commanding officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, relieved Cmdr. F.M. Newcomb, CEC, commanding officer of NMCB 62, as camp commander, Camp Haskins South, Republic of Vietnam (RVN). 1970: Seabee

Nov. 20, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: November 6 - 12

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandNovember 61942: 40th NCB (Naval Construction Battalion) commissioned at Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island.November 71971: Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 arrived at their homeport of Port Hueneme, California. This was the last full battalion to

Nov. 20, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: October 30 - November 5

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandOctober 301945: 7th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) inactivated at Okinawa.1964: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 main body aboard USNS Patrick arrived at Guam.1966: In a ceremony at the Sands Point Naval Air Station (NAS), Seattle, Washington, Rear Adm Lewis

Nov. 20, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: October 23 - 29

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandOctober 231943: 130th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island.1944: Advance Base Depot Receiving Barracks (Camp Thomas), Davisville was disestablished and facilities and functions of

Oct. 16, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: October 16 - 22

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandOctober 161967: A critical need developed in the fall of 1967 for an air and helicopter station in Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam (RVN). The station was needed to counteract a threatened monsoon offensive by North Vietnamese soldiers. The Naval Construction Force

Oct. 11, 2023

NMCB 133 Takes Command of Camp Mitchell, Rota, Spain

ROTA, Spain- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) took command of Camp Mitchell in Rota, Spain from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1) September 1, 2023.The turnover of Camp Mitchell marks the official end to NMCB 1’s deployment and the start of NMCB 133’s. The two battalions spent 10 days conducting inventories, project

Oct. 11, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: October 9 - 15

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandOctober 91942: 31st Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island.1969: Main body of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 58 arrived at NCTC Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island

Oct. 11, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: October 2 - 8

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandOctober 21799: The United States first navy yard was established at Washington, D.C.1952: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 10 activated on Guam.1967: Seabee Team 0601 arrived in Thu Duc, Republic of Vietnam (RVN).1967: NMCB 71 advance party of two officers and 19

Sept. 25, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: September 25 - October 1

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandSeptember 251951: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 8 was activated.1965: Cmdr. W.F. Russell, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), commanding officer of NMCB 5, assumed command of Camp Hoover, Republic of Vietnam (RVN).1967: Advance party of NMCB 133 departed Da Nang, RVN

Sept. 25, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: September 18 - 24

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandSeptember 181942: Authority for the organization of a number of special-duty battalions was granted. This was the first departure from the standard battalion, and the new units were known as Special Naval Construction Battalions (NCB). These special battalions were composed