First Naval Construction Division

06/05/2013

First Naval Construction Division Decommissioned

Here's a story about the 1NCD decommissioning ceremony.

After more than a decade of overseeing Navy Seabee efforts around the world, the First Naval Construction Division (1NCD

06/05/2013

First Naval Construction Division Decommissioned

Here's a story about the 1NCD decommissioning ceremony.

After more than a decade of overseeing Navy Seabee efforts around the world, the First Naval Construction Division (1NCD

06/03/2013

Rear Adm. Mark Handley and Master Chief John Mulholland retire the the First Naval Construction Division's colors during the disestablishment ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk on May 31, 2013.

06/03/2013

Rear Adm. Mark Handley and Master Chief John Mulholland retire the the First Naval Construction Division's colors during the disestablishment ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk on May 31, 2013.

05/31/2013

First Naval Construction Division to be Decommissioned

The First Naval Construction Division was decommissioned this morning during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk. Its functions have been transferred to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and Naval Construction Groups (NCG) 1 and 2. Please visit their sites for continuing Seabee news.

The First Naval Construction Division (1NCD), after over a decade of globally overseeing Navy Seabee efforts, will be de

05/31/2013

First Naval Construction Division to be Decommissioned

The First Naval Construction Division was decommissioned this morning during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk. Its functions have been transferred to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and Naval Construction Groups (NCG) 1 and 2. Please visit their sites for continuing Seabee news.

The First Naval Construction Division (1NCD), after over a decade of globally overseeing Navy Seabee efforts, will be de

05/30/2013

Convoy Security Element lives up to Seabee Motto

Check out this story about NMCB 15 Seabees building facilities in Afghanistan.

Seabees assigned to the Convoy Security Element (CSE), of Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 constructed an Ellis tower for the Afghan National Army (ANA) “soak lot,” May 22, 2013, living up to their motto, “we build, we fight.”

05/30/2013

Convoy Security Element lives up to Seabee Motto

Check out this story about NMCB 15 Seabees building facilities in Afghanistan.

Seabees assigned to the Convoy Security Element (CSE), of Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 constructed an Ellis tower for the Afghan National Army (ANA) “soak lot,” May 22, 2013, living up to their motto, “we build, we fight.”

05/22/2013

Seabee divers from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 inspected some damaged pilings at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Fort Story last week. A film crew from The Weather Channel filmed them for a segment about the Navy's hurricane response capabilities. UCT 1 divers helped inspect and repair pier facilities in New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy last year.

05/22/2013

Seabee divers from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 inspected some damaged pilings at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Fort Story last week. A film crew from The Weather Channel filmed them for a segment about the Navy's hurricane response capabilities. UCT 1 divers helped inspect and repair pier facilities in New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy last year.

05/16/2013

NMCB 11 FEX 2013

Seabees of NMCB 11 are continuing their Field Exercise at Camp Shelby in preparation for their next deployment.

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 gather around for instruction to begin a day of unit level training more than a week into a field exercise in which the battalion is evaluated in various areas of readiness prior to a deployment cycle. NMCB 11 is a Seabee battalion specializ...

05/16/2013

NMCB 11 FEX 2013

Seabees of NMCB 11 are continuing their Field Exercise at Camp Shelby in preparation for their next deployment.

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 gather around for instruction to begin a day of unit level training more than a week into a field exercise in which the battalion is evaluated in various areas of readiness prior to a deployment cycle. NMCB 11 is a Seabee battalion specializ...

05/09/2013

NMCB 5 surveying

NMCB 5 Seabees are currently deployed throughout the Pacific region. Here they are surveying a construction site at Camp Foster Marine Base in Okinawa.

Engineering Aide 2nd Class Randy Stump, from Riverside, Calif., holds the Philadelphia leveling rod, while Engineering Aide 3rd Class Nathaniel Peoples, from San Clemente, Calif., surveys the elevation of a hill in preparation for a future project on Camp Foster Marine Base. Stump and Peoples are as...

05/09/2013

NMCB 5 surveying

NMCB 5 Seabees are currently deployed throughout the Pacific region. Here they are surveying a construction site at Camp Foster Marine Base in Okinawa.

Engineering Aide 2nd Class Randy Stump, from Riverside, Calif., holds the Philadelphia leveling rod, while Engineering Aide 3rd Class Nathaniel Peoples, from San Clemente, Calif., surveys the elevation of a hill in preparation for a future project on Camp Foster Marine Base. Stump and Peoples are as...

05/03/2013

Seabees from NMCB 3 and NCG 1 were interviewed yesterday by NBC Dateline correspondent Keith Morrison as part of an hour-long NBC program slated to air June 19. The interviews tell the story of how the Seabees became first responders to a vehicle accident while returning home from field training exercise last year.

05/03/2013

Seabees from NMCB 3 and NCG 1 were interviewed yesterday by NBC Dateline correspondent Keith Morrison as part of an hour-long NBC program slated to air June 19. The interviews tell the story of how the Seabees became first responders to a vehicle accident while returning home from field training exercise last year.

04/30/2013

Water well training

The ability to drill water wells is an important skill in the Seabees' bag of tricks. As part of humanitarian missions to drought-striken regions or to help with the sustainability of military bases and camps overseas, there's always a need for water. Members of NMCB 15 are currently practicing that skill in Afghainstan.

Construction Electrician 2nd Class Ross Davis, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, prepares to activate a pump as he participates in water well training. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is an expeditionary element of U.S. naval forces that…

04/30/2013

Water well training

The ability to drill water wells is an important skill in the Seabees' bag of tricks. As part of humanitarian missions to drought-striken regions or to help with the sustainability of military bases and camps overseas, there's always a need for water. Members of NMCB 15 are currently practicing that skill in Afghainstan.

Construction Electrician 2nd Class Ross Davis, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, prepares to activate a pump as he participates in water well training. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is an expeditionary element of U.S. naval forces that…

04/29/2013

U.S./Philippine Seabees Build the New San Pascual Footbridge-BK13

Here's a great YouTube video on of US and Philippine Seabees working on the San Pascual footbridge.

Please see slate for the description.

04/29/2013

U.S./Philippine Seabees Build the New San Pascual Footbridge-BK13

Here's a great YouTube video on of US and Philippine Seabees working on the San Pascual footbridge.

Please see slate for the description.

04/24/2013

Kandahar Seabees build for Regional Command South

Seabees of NMCB 15 are hard at work building facilities in Afghanistan in support of Regional Command South.

Builder 2nd Class Eric Serrano, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15, works on a critical project for Regional Command South. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is an expeditionary element of U.S. Naval forces that support various units w...

04/24/2013

Kandahar Seabees build for Regional Command South

Seabees of NMCB 15 are hard at work building facilities in Afghanistan in support of Regional Command South.

Builder 2nd Class Eric Serrano, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15, works on a critical project for Regional Command South. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is an expeditionary element of U.S. Naval forces that support various units w...

04/22/2013

Seabees Celebrate Three Years Free of ARI

Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303 celebrated three years of having no alcohol-related incidents.

The Seabees of Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303 Detachment Bangor, Wash., March 27 celebrated the anni

04/22/2013

Seabees Celebrate Three Years Free of ARI

Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303 celebrated three years of having no alcohol-related incidents.

The Seabees of Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303 Detachment Bangor, Wash., March 27 celebrated the anni

04/18/2013

Seabee Magazine Online

Seabee Online's newest issue is now "live." In this issue you can find out about a 'Bee from CBMU 202 who was invited to the White House, NMCB 4 building a medical facility in Djibouti, UCT 2 conducting pile restoration in Pearl Harbor, an article about a combined U.S. and Philippine Seabee project in support of Balikatan 2013, and much more. Seabees conducting missions around the world - can do! Check it out at http://seabeemagazine.navylive.dodlive.mil/.

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04/18/2013

Seabee Magazine Online

Seabee Online's newest issue is now "live." In this issue you can find out about a 'Bee from CBMU 202 who was invited to the White House, NMCB 4 building a medical facility in Djibouti, UCT 2 conducting pile restoration in Pearl Harbor, an article about a combined U.S. and Philippine Seabee project in support of Balikatan 2013, and much more. Seabees conducting missions around the world - can do! Check it out at http://seabeemagazine.navylive.dodlive.mil/.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Attn: SEABEE Magazine (Code PA) 1322 Patterson Avenue, S.E., Bldg. 33, Suite 1000 Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5065

04/18/2013

NMCB 4, UCT-1 build boat ramp for Tanzanian Navy

Seabees from UCT 1 and NMCB 4 are building a boat ramp in Tanzania to help theTanzanian Navy fight piracy in the region.

Team of 26 is constructing the 330-foot-long ramp

04/18/2013

NMCB 4, UCT-1 build boat ramp for Tanzanian Navy

Seabees from UCT 1 and NMCB 4 are building a boat ramp in Tanzania to help theTanzanian Navy fight piracy in the region.

Team of 26 is constructing the 330-foot-long ramp

04/17/2013

Seabee divers repair 30 piles at Hawaii pier

Seabee divers of Underwater Construction Team 2 just completed repairs to a pier in Pearl Harbor.

Project completed in record time

04/17/2013

Seabee divers repair 30 piles at Hawaii pier

Seabee divers of Underwater Construction Team 2 just completed repairs to a pier in Pearl Harbor.

Project completed in record time

04/16/2013

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In Honduras, BU2 Jorge Aviles of Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202, helps build a shower facility as part of Southern Partnership Station 2013.

04/16/2013

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In Honduras, BU2 Jorge Aviles of Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202, helps build a shower facility as part of Southern Partnership Station 2013.

04/15/2013

"Balikatan" means "shoulder-to-shoulder" or "shouldering the load together." This photo is a great image of that theme as US and Philippine Seabees work together during Exercise Balikatan. BUCN Brittany McGrath and other members of of NMCB 5 are working with their Philippine counterparts pulling a suspension cable for a footbridge at San Passcul, Philippines.

04/15/2013

"Balikatan" means "shoulder-to-shoulder" or "shouldering the load together." This photo is a great image of that theme as US and Philippine Seabees work together during Exercise Balikatan. BUCN Brittany McGrath and other members of of NMCB 5 are working with their Philippine counterparts pulling a suspension cable for a footbridge at San Passcul, Philippines.

04/11/2013

NECC and NCG2 conduct CPX/ULTRA

Naval Construction Group 2 and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command are participating in a Command Post Exercise this week.

Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Anthony Perry, assigned to Naval Construction Group 2, checks the cables on a Ruggedized Deployable Satellite Communication Terminal during an NCG 2 and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command command post exercise/unit level training assessment (CPX/ULTRA) at Join...

04/11/2013

NECC and NCG2 conduct CPX/ULTRA

Naval Construction Group 2 and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command are participating in a Command Post Exercise this week.

Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Anthony Perry, assigned to Naval Construction Group 2, checks the cables on a Ruggedized Deployable Satellite Communication Terminal during an NCG 2 and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command command post exercise/unit level training assessment (CPX/ULTRA) at Join...

04/09/2013

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Seabees of NMCB 5 are currently deployed to numerous locations in the Pacific, including Sasebo, Japan, where they're building a concrete ramp.

04/09/2013

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Seabees of NMCB 5 are currently deployed to numerous locations in the Pacific, including Sasebo, Japan, where they're building a concrete ramp.

04/08/2013

Seabees Build Medical Facility in Djibouti

Another nice story about NMCB 4 building a maternity clinic in Djibouti.

With few medical assets located in the southwest region of Djibouti, the nearest hospital for the village of Kontali is about a 30-minute drive to Dikhil. Otherwise, for women in labor or the infirm, it's often a journey made on foot. Thanks to the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction

04/08/2013

Seabees Build Medical Facility in Djibouti

Another nice story about NMCB 4 building a maternity clinic in Djibouti.

With few medical assets located in the southwest region of Djibouti, the nearest hospital for the village of Kontali is about a 30-minute drive to Dikhil. Otherwise, for women in labor or the infirm, it's often a journey made on foot. Thanks to the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction