05 August 2024 Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM), which will enable U.S. Navy surface combatants to reload missile canisters into their MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) at...
05 August 2024 MDSU-1 Changes Command Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) welcomed its newest leader during a change-of-command ceremony at on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 2.Cmdr. David Carter relieved Cmdr. Mark Anderson in front of friends, family members, and MDSU-1 personnel as part of an outdoor ceremony at...
05 August 2024 NMCB 3 Proves to Be ‘Better Than Best’ in Recent NIEX PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Seabees recently demonstrated their exceptional skills and dedication during the Navy Integrated Exercise (NIEX), held from July 15 to July 26 at Naval Base Ventura County. This comprehensive drill tested the battalion’s readiness...
19 July 2024 EOD Mobile Unit 2 Holds Change of Command Ceremony Cmdr. Andrew Giacomucci assumed command of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 (EODMU 2) during a change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 18, 2024. Giacomucci relieved Cmdr. Nick Quihuis as commanding officer of EODMU 2 in front of family, friends...
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 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...
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...