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Sept. 16, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (September 16 - 22)

A home is heavily damaged near the coast of South Carolina following Hurricane Hugo coming ashore near Charleston, South Carolina, September 22, 1989. Hurricane Hugo resulted in the deaths of 27 South Carolinians and is considered one of the costlie...

Sept. 13, 2018

The House that Schmader Built

Attached is a photo of the NMCB 3 wardroom from FEX during 2002 in between the 2001 and 2003 deployments. I had a look at the 2001 cruise book - no great photos of the CO there...some in the 2003 cruisebook are promising....

Sept. 12, 2018

BeeCam: Seabees Clear Debris After Typhoon Mangkhut

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands - U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group 18 and Navy Seabees with 30th Naval Construction Regiment clear debris from Typhoon Mangkhut on Tinian Sept. 11, 2018. Typhoon Mangkhut struck the Comm...

Sept. 10, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (September 9 - 15)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command [caption id="attachment_14861" align="alignnone" width="640"] From Rota to Zaragota the OICC Madrid was charged with building 20 major air and naval facili...

Sept. 10, 2018

"Runnin' Roos" Tests 3-D Printing For Parts During FTX

3D Printer in use during NMCB 133?s FTX on board Camp Shelby, Miss. The process known as Additive Manufacturing describes the technologies that build 3D objects by adding layer-upon-layer of material, whether the material is plastic, metal, concrete...

Sept. 6, 2018

Seabees Begin Water Well Drilling Exploration in Colombia

U.S. Navy Builder 3rd Class Zachary Paiva, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, adds chemicals to raise the PH level of the drilling water during water well drilling exploration operations in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 1, 2018 a...

Sept. 6, 2018

BeeCam: NMCB 133 Conducts FTX

180823-N-ZI635-182 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Aug. 23, 2018) Builder 2nd Class Adam Henderson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, discusses the plans for assembling a watch post with Rear Adm. Brian Brakke, commander of Naval Expedi...

Sept. 2, 2018

This Week in Seabee History (September 2 - 8)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command [caption id="attachment_14782" align="alignnone" width="618"] 5 September 2005 - A U.S. Navy equipment operator assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Batta...

Aug. 30, 2018

CBMU-202 Completes Restroom Facility on board JEB Little Creek-Fort Story

The restroom facility located near E-Beach on board JEB Little Creek-Fort Story completed by CBMU-202 is open to beach patrons and those exercising in the area. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Seabees provide task-tailored, adaptable and combat rea...

Aug. 27, 2018

MCSC Teams with Marines to Build World?s First Continuous 3D-Printed Concrete Barracks

Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force learn how to operate the world's largest concrete 3D printer as it constructs a 500-square-foot barracks hut at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Champaign, Illinois. Marine Corps Syst...