GULFPORT, Miss. — Since 1942, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force have been building and fighting around the world. Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Groholski, a native of Nacogdoches ...
CATALINA, Calif. (KABC) -- U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees have taken over the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, living on the grounds for three-and-a-half months. They're not training for combat, ...
The Navy is turning out in force starting Monday for Navy Week in Wichita Falls, but the seafaring military branch already has a home in the city. The Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering ...
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - More than one hundred Seabees arrived at the base in Gulfport with a line of loved ones outside the Seabee Heritage Center, returning home from a nearly seven-month deployment ...
U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 2nd Class Jacob Vincent, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, learns how to set up a wind wall tent during a cold weather survival training exercise ...
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A group of Seabee veterans united in Gulfport on Saturday to share memories, honor their fallen, and reconnect with old friends. Around 160 Seabee vets and spouses filled the ...
JACKSONVILLE, FL (AP) -- Military officials say today that two Naval reservists from a unit based in Florida were killed when an explosive hit their vehicle in Iraq. Those who were killed Friday are ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 500 Navy construction engineers will go to Afghanistan next month to build facilities for thousands of extra U.S. troops expected to deploy there in coming months, the ...
David M. Balk VIRGINIA BEACH – Capt. David Michael Balk, 53, passed away Dec. 2, 2010 in Virginia Beach. Capt. Balk recently retired from the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) in Little Creek ...
Red Lion native Toby Thompson has joined the storied ranks of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions, known as the Seabees — a group with a legacy dating back to 1942. The Seabees are more than just ...
ZANESVILLE ‒ Sleep eluded a veteran until he sat in a tree stand outside Roseville. Jason Maxwell is a 22-year veteran who served three tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan as a U.S. Navy Seabees ...