03 December 2024 NMCB 1’s Inventory Team Tackles Logistical Challenges to Strengthen Fleet Readiness 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...
15 October 2024 Seabee in the Spotlight: Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Gerould Scot, NMCB 27 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...
03 October 2024 Command Master Chief Duane Jerry Awarded MCPON Delbert D. Black Leadership Award Every year the U.S. Navy recognizes a first-tour Command Master Chief, Command Senior Chief or Chief of the Boat who displays excellent leadership ability and exhibits the ideal of service with sacrifice by presenting them with the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Delbert D. Black Leadership...
06 September 2024 NMCB-11 Transfers Authority of Camp Mitchell to NMCB-1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 transferred authority of Camp Mitchell to NMCB-1 during a ceremony onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, Aug. 30, 2024.Cmdr. James Angerman, commanding officer, NMCB-11, saluted his relief, Cmdr. James Stewart, commanding officer, NMCB-1, as the NMCB-1’s...
05 September 2024 Comanche Native Supports Military Exercise NORTHERN VIKING in Iceland KEFLAVÍK AIR BASE, Iceland - Equipment Operator Constructionman Coalton West joins U.S. Sailors and Marines for U.S.-led Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 2024 (NV24) in Keflavik, Iceland, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 3, 2024.As a native of Comanche, Oklahoma, West is a graduate of Comanche High School and parents...
26 August 2024 NMCB 133 Gives Back Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 conducted their “Dominating the Coast” community relations event as part of the Navy’s Sailor 360 program August 23, 2024 in Gulfport, Mississippi.Sailor 360 is a Navy initiative that focuses on leadership and professional...
16 August 2024 Seabee “Can Do” Spirit Lives on at Kojedo Aikwangwon The cacophony of hammers banging on the wooden rails, sanders grinding on metal tubes, and whining power drills added welcome noise to the normally tranquil environment of the small campus as much-needed repairs were happening at Kojedo Aikwangwon (AKW) Home and School for the Developmentally...
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 Naval Construction Group One holds Change of Command Ceremony Capt. Angel Santiago assumed command of Naval Construction Group One (NCG1) from Capt. Gordon E. “Tres” Meek on Thursday, July 18th. The change of command ceremony took place at the parade grinder on Naval Base Ventura County.The presiding officer for the event was Rear Adm. Duttlinger, Navy...
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...