29 May 2024 NMCB 133 Conducts Command Post Exercise GULFPORT, Miss.- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 conducted the first command post exercise (CPX) of their 2024 training cycle from May 16, 2024 to May 23, 2024 on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Miss.A CPX is performed to train the battalion on command-and-control...
29 May 2024 Los Angeles Fleet Week 2024: Seabees Showcase STEM and Heritage in New Interactive Display Amid the bustling energy of Los Angeles Fleet Week 2024, Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303 (CBMU 303) unveiled a vibrant, Seabee Static Display at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, turning heads with its innovative approach to combining Seabee history with STEM activities.This new...
29 May 2024 MDSU-1 Awarded Humanitarian Service Medal and Hawaii National State Active Duty Ribbon The Hawaii Army National Guard presented awards May 1, to Sailors assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE (MDSU-1) for their response to the wildfires on Maui.As part of the Hawaii National Guard’s (HING) Joint Task Force 50, MDS Company 1-3 conducted search and survey operations in Lahaina...
09 May 2024 MSRON 10 and Djiboutian Coast Guard Servicewomen Participate in Second Sea Sisters Event DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (May 1, 2024) Djiboutian Coast Guard servicewomen trained with Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 10 (MSRON 10), assigned to Camp Lemonnier, during a three-day Sea Sisters exercise from April 29 to May 1, 2024.Sea Sisters began in summer 2023 when servicewomen...
30 April 2024 U.S. Navy Seabees join forces with the U.S. Army and Norway for bridge construction In a display of international collaboration the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Norwegian Armed Forces and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division joined forces to construct and maneuver across a medium girder bridge April 26-28 here testing joint mobility capabilities...
15 April 2024 MDSU-1 and Royal Thai Navy divers conduct salvage of HTMS Sukhothai On December 18th, 2022, the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) corvette HTMS Sukhothai tragically sank in 180 feet of water in the Gulf of Thailand due to a storm. Twenty-four RTN sailors perished in the accident and an additional five sailors' whereabouts are still unknown. From February 12th to March 13th,...
13 April 2024 NMCB 11 Seabees and Gabonese military members hold cultural exchange LIBREVILLE, Gabon (April 13, 2024) – U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and Gabonese military personnel came together for a language and culture exchange in Libreville, Gabon, April 13, 2024.The exchange “beachnic”, hosted on the waterfront by the Gabonese...
09 April 2024 U.S. Navy and Ghana Army teach first aid to fisheries inspectors U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and Ghana Army medical personnel delivered first-aid training together at the Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC) in Nutekpor-Sogakope in the Volta Region of Ghana February 26, 2024.Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Marcos Ramirez...
01 April 2024 EODMU-3 Wraps Up Operation Deep Freeze with USCG Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit THREE (EODMU-3) returned from a deployment on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) Feb. 13.Polar Star is the U.S.’ only heavy icebreaker. Polar Star’s primary mission is to support scientific research at McMurdo Station,...
22 March 2024 NMCB 11 Seabees complete Norwegian Cold Weather Survival Course U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 completed a cold weather survival training course in the Harstad Municipality of Norway, Feb. 22, 2024.During the four-day exercise, the Ramsund Naval Base’s Force Protection Company instructed the Seabees of NMCB 11’s...