On Iwo Jima, Japanese defenders fought from caves, pillboxes, tunnels, and concrete bunkers that often survived naval gunfire ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** March 5, 2017, marked a diamond ...

Bulldozers come first. This slogan crystallizes the role that engineering and construction played in World War II, where combatants were far more mobile than in previous conflicts. Wartime plants for ...

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — The Seabees put on their hard hats and got on their backhoes, and throughout the land, the people rejoiced. “The Seabees are here!” cried members of the 212th Mobile Army ...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — For members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, the last six months have been both rewarding and heartbreaking. While the unit has built such things as polling ...

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, California - More than 550 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif., kicked off a field training exercise (FTX) May 9 to ...

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 ...