Seabee Master Chief Teo Cheeseboro
Master Chief Teo M. Cheeseboro is a native of Oak Harbor, WA. He enlisted in the Navy in November 2001. He attended Basic Training at RTC Great Lakes. Upon completion of training, he attended Equipment Operator ‘A’ School at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
Master Chief Cheeseboro’s assignments and duty positions include Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece from June 2002 - June 2003, where he was assigned to the Transportation Department and crew member for Port Operations Disaster Recovery Team. He was advanced to Equipment Operator Third Class prior to transferring to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FORTY (NMCB 40), Port Hueneme, CA in July 2003. He deployed multiple times with NMCB 40, where he served as Transportation Yard Supervisor, Project Crew Member, and Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Team member and promoted to Equipment Operator Second Class.
He then served as an instructor for the Equipment Operator schoolhouse and Leading Petty Officer at Naval Construction Training Center, Port Hueneme from February 2007-April 2010. In June 2010, he reported back to NMCB 40, where he was promoted to Chief Petty Officer. He served as a Project Chief, Battalion Embarkation Chief, and Alfa Company Operations Chief.
Upon decommissioning NMCB 40, he reported to Logistics Group ONE in San Diego, CA where he served as the Transportation Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO) and SEAL TEAM ONE’s Logistics Department LCPO. In May 2015, he transferred to Center for Seabees Facilities and Engineering in Port Hueneme, CA. He was assigned as the Equipment Operator Learning Program Manager, acting N7, and Department LCPO and promoted to Senior Chief Petty Officer.
In February 2018, he transferred to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE, where he was assigned as Detail San Clemente Island’s Assistant Officer in Charge, Battalion Training Chief, Headquarters Company Chief and Battalion Operations Chief. He then joined Construction Maintenance Unit TWO ZERO TWO in January 2022 as the Battalion Operations Chief. He was promoted to Seabee Master Chief and now serves as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader.
Master Chief Cheeseboro’s award include Navy Commendation Medal (2), the Army Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal (6), and the Combat Action Ribbon. He is qualified as a Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist, Expeditionary Warfare Specialists, Master Training Specialist and Small Craft Coxswain.