Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Natalia Murillo, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Builder 2nd Class Jody Sambury feeds a two by four board through the wood planer. The smell of sawdust reminds him of working with his Grandpa Daddy in the wood shop back in Trinidad and Tobago. Every day at the Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) wood shop Sambury relives childhood …
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NCBC Plays Role in Supporting U.S. International Partners Through the Foreign Military Sales Program
Story by Ryan Labadens, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport The Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) in Gulfport, Mississippi, is known as the home of the Atlantic Seabees, but the base has many different departments and units with a variety of missions. One of those missions the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville (FLCJ) Gulfport supports is the …
Read More »NMCB 5 the 1st Navy Tactical Unit to Use Expeditionary Smart Surveillance Capability
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephane Belcher, NMCB 5 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 augmented ground surveillance with the revolutionary Gantz-Mountain MT-5-R-Tactical Surveillance System, using artificial intelligence and behavior analysis at-the-tactical edge throughout their second Command Post Exercise (CPX-2). As part of a Technology Insertion program, NMCB-5 is launching several platforms to increase their tactical and engineering effectiveness. …
Read More »NMCB 5 Completes Comprehensive, Unparalleled CPX-2
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephane Belcher, NMCB 5 U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 completed their second Command Post Exercise (CPX-2) onboard Port Hueneme and Point Mugu, Naval Base Ventura County, California, Dec. 11. This exercise not only measured the battalion’s readiness for deployment but also brought novel technology, dispersed detail sites, and multiple …
Read More »Seabees Enhance Military Reconnaissance with ENFIRE Kit
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephane, Belcher, NMCB 5 The U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 employed the Instrument Set, Reconnaissance, and Surveying (ENFIRE) kit to streamline field operations during their second Command Post Exercise (CPX-2), Dec. 7. PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2020) Engineering Aide 3rd Class Hunter Sylvester, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion …
Read More »This Week in Seabee History (December 6-12)
Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command 1954: One of the largest auctions of used and unused naval equipment ever offered for sale was held 7-8 December 1954. Materiel valued at $8.1 million went up for auction including automotive, construction and industrial equipment as well as spare parts. Among the countless items being offered were 650 …
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