The 11th Seabees will be attached to Task Force 75, headquartered at Naval Base Guam. Camp Shields, northeast of Kadena Air ...

FOX FAN: Who are the Seabees and how did they get their start? AYSE WIETING: The "Seabees" are the U.S. Navy's construction battalions. Each present-day battalion has approximately 650 highly-skilled ...

AL ASAD, Iraq — The old drilling rig shuddered as it slowly ground into the desert floor, spitting pale gray, watery mud into a trough. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Petit dug his hands into the ...

While construction equipment and the people who operate them are not the most oft considered implements in the modern military, they nonetheless play a crucial role. The U.S. Armed Forces is comprised ...

A plaque commemorating a small military unit known for constructing bases and combating enemies overseas will be unveiled Saturday in Cape County Park. Local veterans who served with the Seabees, a ...

After a plane crash in Micronesia, US Navy Seabees from an underwater construction team immediately responded, using ...

CAMP 93, Kuwait — Gone these 23 years, John Wayne still inspires Navy Seabees. The Seabees were the heroes of one of the most famous war movies: 1944’s “The Fighting Seabees,” starring Wayne and Susan ...

When the U.S. Marines stormed ashore at Iwo Jima, the Seabees swarmed in with them, armed and ready to fight, if needed. In the early days of the assault there was no opportunity for the Seabees to ...

"We Build! We Fight!" is the motto of the Fighting Seabees, members of the US Navy's elite Construction Battalions (CBs - get it?). This tireless team has built bases, roads, schools, and anything ...

Six Americans dead and 34 wounded. What a terrible waste. I have a hard time understanding why a group of naval warriors gathered closely together out in the open, creating a super-juicy target for an ...

There’s never a good time to go off to war, but for 100 Seabees at Port Hueneme, Monday afternoon was a particularly bad one. The previous week had been among the deadliest for U.S. forces since the ...

With their trademark of a fierce and determined bee carrying hammer in one hand and a Tommy gun in the other, no other branch of the U.S. Navy has served in more ...