Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, unload pallets from a trailer during NMCB 4’s field training exercise (FTX). FTX prepares and tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile locations, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks, using realistic scenarios.
Artists have just over a month to submit entries in a logo contest to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Seabees, hosted by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).
Logos should help convey the milestone anniversary of the Seabees’ establishment and are due by Jan. 31.
A NAVFAC selection board will choose the winning logo, which will be unveiled in March.
NAVFAC and Seabee commands worldwide will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Navy’s construction force March 5, 2017 and are encouraging active duty, Reserve components, retirees, civilians and everyone else that supports the can-do attitude of the Seabee force to consider entering this contest to show their pride for the Seabees.
Builder 2nd Class Patrick Udell, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, prepares plywood with a circular saw before installing it as siding on a model convenience store, part of the “search city” training facility at the National Disaster Search and Rescue Dog Foundation’s National Training Center. Seabees, from active duty and reserve units from Port Hueneme, Calif., are constructing various training facilities at the center to simulate realistic disaster scenarios for search dogs under the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training Program.
For nearly 74 years the Seabees have repeatedly demonstrated their skills as fighters and builders and while doing so they have built and fought for freedom both in peace and in war time. The men and women of the Seabees have been engaged globally in support of every combatant command worldwide constructing bases, building airfields, roads, bridges and other support facilities, as well as below the world’s oceans and waterways conducting underwater construction.
To submit an entry to commemorate this milestone event or for questions, email: seabee75thanniversary@gmail.com.