19 July 2024 Seabees ‘Light Up’ the Future for NAS Oceana Aviation Community Seabees, attached to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202, spent the last year-and-a half replacing overhead lighting fixtures for six hangars along Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana’s flight line.The hangar’s outdated lighting system was beginning to fail and did not provide adequate...
18 July 2024 Successful conclusion of Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief training at RIMPAC 2024 The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) portion of the multinational joint exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 has come to a successful close, July 15. HADR is a military cooperation that aims to save lives, reduce suffering, and resolve emergencies during natural disasters...
17 July 2024 U.S. and Vietnam Conduct EOD Subject Matter Expert Exchange U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Operators, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians (Tech), and members of the Vietnamese Armed Forces conducted a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) on EOD capabilities and standard operating procedures (SOP), advancing military-to-military cooperation...
15 July 2024 Hawaii Native Serves with U.S. Navy at RIMPAC 2024 Chief Equipment Operator David “Kawika” Earley, a native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, is serving in the U.S. Navy at Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3. Earley graduated from James Campbell High School in 2003. According to Earley, the skills and...
09 July 2024 NMCB 133 Certifies in Waterfront Construction Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 completed their waterfront construction certification at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi and Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island throughout June, 2024.NMCB 133 has two waterfront construction companies (WCC) that specialize in port damage...
27 June 2024 NMCB 11 Changes Command NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (June 26, 2024) - Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 changed commands during a ceremony onboard Naval Station Rota Spain, June 26.During the ceremony, Cmdr. Benjamin Waite was relieved of his duties as NMCB-11’s commanding officer by Cmdr. James Angerman.Capt...
21 June 2024 U.S. Joint Forces Strengthen Capabilities and Partnerships in Palau During Valiant Shield 24 KOROR, Palau – Joint forces with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, allies and partners concluded the tenth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield, June 18, 2024, following 12 days of multilateral operations in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and at sea around...
21 June 2024 CTF 68 supports BALTOPS 24 in Latvia LIEPĀJA, Latvia - U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68 completed an expeditionary Naval base operations exercise in support of the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24 exercise in Liepāja, Latvia, June 20, 2024.The CTF 68 team established and led a small advanced base that housed...
21 June 2024 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25 concludes “Operation Footprint” for Navajo Nation Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25 (NMCB 25), in collaboration with the Southwest Indian Foundation and the 567th Rapid Engineer Deployable, Heavy Operational Repair Squadron, Engineer (RED HORSE), has successfully completed "Operation Footprint," an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project...
21 June 2024 Navy EOD flexes expeditionary capabilities alongside NATO Allies at BALTOPS 2024 PUTLOS, Germany – Elements of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Units (EODMU) 2, 8, and 12 are operating with NATO allies and partners in one of the largest Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercises to date, June 7-20, 2024. This collaborative exercise aims to hone the skills necessary to operate...