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 ...

Carl A. Wirth, a welder and a World War II veteran, has died of heart failure, his family said. He was 88. Wirth died on May 2 at his Mineola home, where he lived with his family since 1959, said his ...

The Navy will name a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue ship after James D. Fairbanks, a member of the Chippewa Tribe and the 13th Force Master Chief Petty Officer of the Seabees. “The ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Seabees paid tribute Tuesday to Marvin Glen Shields, the first and only Seabee to be awarded the Medal of Honor. A reenactment of Shields’ actions while serving with Naval ...

For a military history buff and Navy officer really into civil engineering, Cmdr. Tim Wallace says these are exciting days to be a Seabee — one of the team of sailors who build the things onshore that ...