Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1 welcomed its newest leader during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Outlying Landing Field, Imperial Beach, California, May 30...

Equipment Operator First Class Raymond Tam, a native of Chicago, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, was announced as Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s Fiscal Year 2024 Sailor of the Year, May 30, 2025...

KRISTIANSAND, Norway – U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians from EOD Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, assigned to Commander Task Force (CTF) 68 at Naval Station Rota, Spain, completed Exercise Arctic Specialist in Kristiansand, Norway, Feb. 3-13, 2025.Arctic Specialist is an annual...

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 came to the aid of stranded motorists off of Interstate 10 East outside New Orleans, Feb. 6, 2025...

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, conducted Snow Crab Exercise 2025 at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota, Jan. 27-Feb. 7.SNOWCRABEX, controlled this year by Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, is a two-week exercise designed to test and evaluate Naval...

Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 1B, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, provided maritime security during Exercise Bull Shark, Nov. 26, 2024. Bull Shark, a biannual joint training, combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces to...

Under the operational command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, Naval Cargo Handling Battalions (NCHB) 10 and 1 successfully completed Vertical Launching System (VLS) reloads for two U.S. Navy surface combatants: USS Gettysburg (CG 64) in Skagen, Denmark, and USS Stout (DDG 55) in Brest, France,...

A team of Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 departed on Oct. 14, 2024 for Antarctica to support a waterfront construction mission, marking the first time since 1994 Seabees were officially involved in operations on the continent. The Seabees will operate within a...

U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to EOD Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6 conducted an Afloat Salvage Exercise aboard the ex-USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) ported in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 18-22,...

In the high-stakes world of naval operations, success depends on having the right tools in the right place at the right time.For the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, this mission happens behind the scenes but is vital to the Navy’s overall readiness.“I used to think inventory...

U.S. Navy Capt. Reginald Hendrix, a native of Savannah, Georgia, deputy commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, recently promoted to the rank of rear admiral. Hendrix is a graduate of Savannah State University and credits his family and his Savannah upbringing as the foundation of his...

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 held a dedication ceremony for the newly constructed Navy Special Operations Memorial at the EODGRU 2 compound on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Nov. 7.Mounted on the granite arch in the focal point of the memorial are two bronze...

he U.S. Navy achieved a breakthrough in combat readiness today as it successfully demonstrated the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship in open ocean for the first time.Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser Chosin (CG 65) used the hydraulically- powered TRAM device...

KEFLAVIK, Iceland – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 operated alongside 17 NATO Ally and partner nations at Exercise Northern Challenge 2024, Sept. 26-Oct. 9, 2024. Northern Challenge demonstrates the United States’ commitment to NATO Allies and partners by integrating efforts to...

Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Gerould Scot from Livonia, N.Y. has achieved a lot in the short time he has been in the Navy. Scot enlisted in the Army in 2009 where he served as a 91B, also known as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, for four years. Earning three Army Achievement Medals for top...