Oct. 31, 2013

PHIBCB TWO 'Bees Assist Coast Guard

Photos by MC3 Taylor Mohr, PHIBCB TWO Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion Two (PHIBCB TWO) leads an operation in an effort to tow a Coast Guard channel marker buoy off of a public beach using a Improved Navy Lighterage System (IN...

Oct. 31, 2013

Female 'Bee Makes NMCB 3 History in Timor-Leste

Story by PO1 Chris Fahey, NMCB 3 ? BU3 Morgan Rego, NMCB 3, gives a project brief to Australian Defence Force Army Col. Luke Foster.? Handpicked from a group of construction veterans, a 21-year old, female Seabee from Naval Mobile Constructi...

Oct. 21, 2013

NMCB 3 Trains for Jungle Warfare Survivability

Story and photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey, NMCB 3?Seabees from NMCB 3 carry a mock casualty on an improvised stretcher through a tiny crevice while running a six-hour endurance course at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center (...

Oct. 21, 2013

NMCB 1 Seabee Commissioned a Chief Warrant Officer

Story and photo by MCC(SCW/SW/AW) Ryan G. Wilber, NCBC Public Affairs Lt. Cmdr. Michael Carr (right), NMCB 1, administers the Oath of Office to SWC KaJuna Strickland. Strickland was commissioned a Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) 2 during a ceremon...

Oct. 21, 2013

Seabees at CSFE DET Sheppard Celebrate Navy Birthday

Story by UTC(SCW) Scott A. Kristek, CSFE DET Sheppard Public Affairs Students and Staff at the Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Detachment at Sheppard Air Force Base (CSFE Det. SAFB) celebrated the 238th birthday of the U.S. Navy ...

Oct. 21, 2013

NMCB 1 Readies for Deployment

Photos by MCC Kim Martinez, NMCB 1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 Seabees participate in the final scenario of their Field Training Exercise (FTX) Operation Bearing Duel, including bridge construction. FTX tests the battalion's rea...

Oct. 16, 2013

Seabee Awarded Prestigious Air Force Certification

By UTC(SCW) A. Kristek, CSFE DET Sheppard Public Affairs ?CE1(SCW) Jason Beaver (right) is awarded the Air Education and Training Master Instructor Certification by 366 TRS Commander Lt Col Jeffrey White on board Sheppard Air Force Base, Sept. 6. ...

Oct. 11, 2013

New ?Force? Behind Seabees Selected

By Don Rochon, NAVFAC HQ Public Affairs Office The selection of the 16th force master chief of the Seabees was announced today by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) at the Washington Navy Yard. Naval Construction Training Cen...

Oct. 10, 2013

PHIBCB 'Bees Engage Students at STEM Conference

Photos by MC3 Taylor Mohr, PHIBCB 2 Public Affairs Seabees of Amphibious Construction Battalion (PHIBCB) 2 joined Sailors and Coastguardmen of various commands around Virginia Beach to show middle school students how science and engineering play...

Oct. 8, 2013

Seabees Honor Veterans through Honor Flight Network

Photos by MCC Ryan Wilbur Seabees attached to Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, welcome home World War II (WWII) veterans during a homecoming for 91 WWII veterans from the Gulfport area as they returned from their 1-day trip vis...