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 a construction job needs to be done, the Navy can always turn to the Seabees. Since March 5, 1942, anyway. The Seabees, known for their expertise in naval construction and engineering, were ...

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 ...

RAMADI, Iraq — Members of the Seabees, the Navy’s construction force, were fixing broken doors at an empty courthouse here when one looked out a window and saw a group of Iraqi women eyeing the ...

It`s far from the ocean, but this town of 1,500 is serving as the summer training ground for an Illinois Naval Reserve unit. The 11 members of the 25th Battalion of Seabees have been busy building ...

"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 ...

MCALESTER, Okla. (July 20, 2012) -- Sgt. Jose C. Cortez of Bellview, Neb., loves his job as a motor transport operator with the 189th Transportation Detachment. "I like to be on the road, you get to ...

Navy Seabees rescued two elderly people from a submerged vehicle that crashed last week outside of New Orleans. The Seabees were returning to Gulfport, Miss., on Feb. 6 following an exercise when they ...

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 ...

The award was to be presented on Wednesday, or “hump day” as many Seabees would say, and the award was to be given only to Golf Company personnel in the grade of E-6 and below. The most interesting ...