Seabees in a sentence

Aerial view of the attenuated pontoon causeway spun out by the US Navy Seabees, or Naval Construction Battalion, for water traffic during the invasion of Leyte in World War Two, Philippines, 1945.

Included are paintings of animals that were part of the Stanford family menagerie, a photo of the 78th Seabees adopted deer Bambi (top, courtesy of Hoover Institution), and painter Andew Putman Hill’s painting of Tootsie, the Stanford family dog.

I then thought about some of those improvised island airstrips built by the U.S. Navy Seabees in the South Pacific during World War II.

Through a collaborative effort, over 70 specialized auxiliary objects were printed on 3D printers over the course of six meetings, with Seabees joining in the last two.

He served two tours in Vietnam in Navy Seabees and struggled with cancer and side effects of Agent Orange.

Students learn basic principles and skill sets, such as leadership, teamwork, and accountability, to help them be successful leading Seabees in naval construction force expeditionary units.

The project is one of many examples of Seabees using their engineering skills to support the government and citizens of Timor-Leste.

The Seabees began to build a ring of bases around the Japanese Pacific Ocean empire.

But I know my experience in Vietnam with the SeaBees,” Turner said.

John Cuddy is retired from the U.S. Navy’s Construction Battalions (also known as the Seabees) after retiring from the Navy, earned a BA History and an MA Economics from the University of Massachusetts at the Lowell Campus.

About one-third of new Seabees are assigned to Public Works Departments (PWD) at naval installations both within the United States and overseas.

Again operating often under extreme conditions, the Seabees successfully completed every mission assigned to them.

During a bodybuilding competition held in London in 1953, one of the competitors mentioned that auditions were being held for a production of South Pacific ; and Connery landed a small part as one of the Seabees chorus boys.

During the Cold War, the Seabees undertook a number of other missions, including constructing the Distant Early Warning Line in the Arctic.

E-1 through E-3 Seabees use the designation "Constructionman" and wear sky-blue stripes on their dress and service uniforms.

Following Korea, the Seabees embarked on a new mission.

From providing much needed assistance in the wake of a devastating earthquake in Greece in 1953 to providing construction work and training to underdeveloped countries, the Seabees became "The Navy's Goodwill Ambassadors".

In Afghanistan, the Seabees' main task has been the construction of multiple forward operating bases for U.S. and coalition forces.

In the Pacific, where most of the construction work was needed, the Seabees landed soon after the Marines and built airstrips, bridges, roads, gasoline storage tanks, and Quonset huts for warehouses, hospitals, and housing.

Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan Seabees continue to provide critical construction skills in connection with the effort to rebuild the infrastructure of Afghanistan.