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May 2, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of May 1)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 work through a sand storm at the Barley Company Pre-Fabrication Yard at Camp Natasha, Helmand Pro...

April 30, 2016

NMCBs 18, 40 Receive U.S. Army Valorous Unit Award

By NAVFAC Headquarters Public Affairs & Communications Seabees assigned to NMCBs 18 and 40,?and Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division complete a Hesco barrier at Combat Outpost Kandalay in Southern Afghanistan. Photo by MCC Leif H...

April 27, 2016

Seabees Achieve Milestone on Timor Leste Schoolhouse

By MC1 Rosalie Chang, NMCB 4 Public Affairs Seabees assigned to NMCB 4 assist in the transportation and unloading of concrete masonry unit blocks to the Manleuana three-classroom primary school worksite in Dili, Timor Leste, March 19. NMCB...

April 27, 2016

NMCB 5 Conducts Airfield Damage Repair

By UT3 Stephen Sisler, Naval Construction Group 1 Public Affairs A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 cuts a damaged section of concrete from a simulated attack drill during NMCB 5?s Field Training Exercise (FTX) a...

April 26, 2016

22nd NCR Completes Joint Exercise

By MCCS(SCW/SW) Jeffrey Pierce, 22nd NCR Public Affairs Officer Seabees from the?22nd Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) participated in JCX-S 2016 in Seville, Spain, April 4-8. JCX-S 2016 was sponsored by Spain's UME as a disaster-response...

April 25, 2016

This Week in Seabee History (Week of April 24)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum A Seabee-constructed?55-gallon drum incinerator during World War II. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy Seabee Museum) April 24 1945: The 69th Naval Construction ...

April 24, 2016

CBMU 303 Completes Beach Lane Marker Project for Naval Amphibious Base Coronado

By HM2 (FMF) Jeremy Ferrer, CBMU 303 SW2 Brandon Jenks (left) and SW2 Aaron Tamplin, CBMU 303, position stanchions?while installing beach markers, Coronado, Calif., Dec. 7, 2015. (Photo by HM2 Jeremy Ferrer/151207-N-HU327-006) Seabees from ...

April 22, 2016

NAVFAC Marianas Seabees Receive Essential Safety Training

By Leah Eclavea, Naval Facilities Engineering Command?Public Affairs CECA Charlisa Burkhalter, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas,?validates that the equipment is de-energized during high-risk safety training at Camp Co...

April 20, 2016

7th NCR Holds Change of Command

Capt. Frederick Mucke took charge as commodore of the 7th Naval Construction Regiment (NCR), Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, Miss., Nov. 15. Mucke relieved Capt. Gary Rouse. The regiment ushered in a new era with the change of co...

April 20, 2016

NMCB 25 Deployment Ends 13 Years of NCF Operations in Afghanistan

By MC1 Patrick Gordon, NMCB 25 Public Affairs Cmdr. Jennifer Donahue, NMCB 25 commanding officer, and CMC (SCW) Michael Helgeson case the battalion colors during the NMCB 25 casing of the colors ceremony, New Kabul Compound, Afghanistan, Nov...