“The Seabees first came ashore to Guam in the island's liberation from the Japanese in WWII, and the 30th NCR was established in Saipan, hopping from island to island during and after the war ...

The U.S. Navy Seabees are a unique combat-ready construction force, trained to build and fight in some of the world's most challenging environments. Originating in World War II, they now serve ...

Smith shares that he has Mississippi Seabee license plates authorized by legislation. 140 plates are available. To get one, visit him at the Seabee Museum on the base in Gulfport.

Boeing B-29 ‘Enola Gay’ on Tinian in the Mariana Islands. [Credit: U.S. Air Force] U.S. Air Force engineers, U.S. Navy Seabees, and U.S. Marine engineer teams have reclaimed a historic World ...

During World War II, the Seabees built over 400 advance bases, 111 major airfields, 441 piers, 2,558 ordnance magazines, hospitals to serve 70,000 patients and housing for 1.5 million service members.

Over 700,000 American soldiers and sailors served in engineering units during World War II; 325,000 were Seabees and the remainder with the Army.

Anthony Amaral of 25 Front St., East Providence, sent the snapshot of himself, three other Seabees, including two Rhode Islanders and an island native, to the newspaper.

The Navy Seabee often spoke about his military experience before he passed in 2020. He enlisted in 1942, working in wartime construction throughout several European countries during World War II.

The Seabees were established in 1942 to replace civilians who were building facilities for military use overseas in World War II.

The Seabee diving community can trace its roots back to World War II, when specially trained Seabees qualified as Navy divers and participated in underwater demolition of reef obstructions, beach ...