May 9, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: April 30 - May 6

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandApril 301945: 44th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) inactivated at Camp Parks, Shoemaker, California; 56th NCB inactivated on Guam.1946: 134th NCB inactivated on Guam.1968: Lt. Cmdr. W.A. Simmons, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), relieved Cmdr. G.H. Brown, CEC, as executive

April 24, 2023

NMCB ONE Seabees Break Ground at Nutekpor Basic School, Ghana

U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 Detail Gulf of Guinea and local leadership from the village of Nutekpor and South Tongu District, Ghana broke ground on a new three-room school house, March 23, 2023.

April 24, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: April 23-29

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command April 231971: The flag of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 was relocated from Camp Haskins South, Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam (RVN) to Construction Battalion Center (CBC), Port Hueneme, California.April 241945: The 69th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) was

April 20, 2023

NMCB 3 Awarded FY22 Peltier Award for Excellence

PORT HUENEME, Calif. – Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 was announced as the winner of the fiscal year 2022 Rear Adm. Eugene J. Peltier Award, recognizing the most outstanding active battalion in the Naval Construction Force (NCF), via naval message, March 26th.In his message, Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey, Commander Naval Facilities

April 20, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: April 16-22

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command April 161944: 4th Naval Construction Brigade commissioned.1967: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 s pre-advance party arrived at Phu Bai, Republic of Vietnam (RVN), to select a new advance base camp site.April 171968: Part of NMCB 71 arrived in Chu Lai, RVN.April

April 20, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: April 8-15

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandApril 91966: Rear echelon of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 transported on three C-130 aircraft from Davisville, Rhode Island to Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam (RVN).1967: Main body of NMCB 40 arrived at Davisville, Rhode Island from Chu Lai, RVN.1971: Seabee

April 20, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: April 2-8

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandApril 21946: 90th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) inactivated at Yokosuka, Japan.1967: Cmdr. J.F. O Leary, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), relieved Cmdr. P.A. Phelps, CEC as commanding officer, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 8, during change of command ceremonies

April 5, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: March 26-April 1

March 261969: Seabee Teams 0703 and 0704 arrived in Davisville, Rhode Island, from Vietnam for reassignment to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7.1970: Seabee Team 0516 was disestablished.1970: 21st Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) Detail Yankee (Underwater Construction Team 1) returned to Davisville, Rhode Island from the Navys Atlantic

March 21, 2023

This Week in Seabee History: March 19-25

March 191942: The Secretary of the Navy authorized officers of the Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) to exercise military command over all officers and enlisted men assigned to construction units. Prior to this date, military command of naval personnel was limited to line officers.1967: The commanding officer, operations officer, supply officer, Alpha