Feb. 24, 2012

CAN DO

The ageless battle cry of Seabees past and present symbolizes much more than a positive attitude ? it is a commitment to succeed and make a difference to the mission. And sometimes that mission is both on land and at sea. Seabee contributions to E...

Feb. 24, 2012

Bold Alligator Revitalizes Amphibious Ops

By Daryl C. Smith, Public Affairs Officer, 1NCD Seabees from Amphibious Construction Battalion (PHIBCB) 2, Construction Battalion Maintenance Battalion Unit (CBMU) 202 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 supported the largest amphib...

Feb. 23, 2012

NMCB 7 Detail Wolverine Not Slowed by Snow

By NMCB 7 Detail Wolverine Seabees assigned to NMCB 7?s Detail Wolverine perform emergency snow removal from berthing facilities located at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wolverine, Zabul province, Afghanistan, after a severe snow storm hit the ...

Feb. 23, 2012

The Seabee Reserves Want YOU!

By NC1(SCW) Robert A. Wetzel, NAVFAC HQ CCC Are you being separated by PTS or ERB, looking to use the Early Career Transition Program (ECTP) or wanting to continue serving the Navy ? just not on active duty? Well the U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR) wants...

Feb. 23, 2012

PTSD and the Family

A Fact Sheet from the National Center for PTSD By Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D., and Joseph Ruzek, Ph.D. How does PTSD affect family members? Because PTSD and other trauma reactions change how a trauma survivor feels and acts, traumatic experiences ...

Feb. 22, 2012

Seabees, Marines Build Bridges, Camaraderie

By MCC(SW/AW) Scott Boyle, 25th NCR Seabees from NMCB 133 and Marines from the 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) Bridge Company work together to assemble a medium girder bridge during a joint training exercise, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Photos by ...

Feb. 22, 2012

Seabees, Marines Benefit 14,000+ in Haiti

By Lt. Matthew Comer, Swift Southern Partnership Station NMCB 23 Seabees?embarked aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift, and members of the Indonesian Military Engineering Contingent, pour concrete for a slab platform at the Dispensaire? De Carac...

Feb. 22, 2012

Tools of their Trade

CMCN Benjamin St. Aubin (left)?and CMCN Joshua Port, both assigned to NMCB 40, show off the tools of their trade at the Alfa Company maintenance shop, Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan. Photo by MCC Michael B. Watkins...

Feb. 14, 2012

Training Opportunities are "Golden" in Southeast Asia

BUCN Sean Collins (left), NMCB 40, and Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Pol Ampol level stucco on the walls of a multipurpose building, Chon Buri, Thailand, Feb. 2. NMCB 40 Seabees, Royal Thai service members and Malaysian armed forces personn...