Dec. 21, 2023

This Week in Seabee History-December 11 - 17

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandDecember 111966: Main body of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 arrived in Davisville, Rhode Island from Phu Bai, Republic of Vietnam (RVN).1967: Cmdr. Ward W. DeGroot III, commanding officer of NMCB 58 relieved Cmdr. Paul R. Gates, commanding officer of NMCB 1 at

Dec. 21, 2023

This Week in Seabee History - December 4 - 10

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandDecember 51945: 7th Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) inactivated. 13th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) inactivated on Okinawa. 43rd NCB inactivated at Nagasaki, Japan. 116th NCB inactivated at Sasebo, Japan.1966: Seabee Team 0910 departed the main body at Da Nang,

Dec. 5, 2023

Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association and CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation become Navy Seabee Foundation

On December 2nd, 2023, the boards of the Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association and theCEC/Seabee Historical Foundation signed an agreement to merge the two organizations and become theNavy Seabee Foundation. The agreement will take effect on December 31st, 2023. This was theculmination of nearly two years of research, discussion and

Dec. 4, 2023

This Week in Seabee History - November 27 - December 3

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandNovember 271943: 141st Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island. Nov. 27-Dec. 7, 1967: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 main body arrived Dong Ha, Republic of Vietnam

Dec. 4, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: November 20-26

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandNovember 201943: 18th Special (Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) commissioned at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Peary, Magruder, Virginia.Nov. 20-28, 1943: During World War II, the island campaign of the Central Pacific began. Tarawa, Makin and Apamama in

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