page_title: Seabee
section_title: Disaster Relief and Recovery
hierarchical_section_title: Seabee / Disaster Relief and Recovery
caption_attribution_description: English: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia (Aug. 21, 2006) - A team of U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB 5), attached to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF HOA), set up tents to house approximately 6,000 displaced victims of a devastating flood that hit Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. NMCB-5 joined a multi-national effort, including Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the humanitarian effort following 15 days of heavy rain that washed away roads and homes in the region. U.S. Navy photo Chief Mass Communication Specialist Robert Palomares (RELEASED)
context_page_description: United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Force. The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the first letters "C B" from the words Construction Battalion. Depending upon how the word is used "Seabee" can refer to one of three things: all enlisted personnel in the USN's occupational field 7, all officers and enlisted assigned to the Naval Construction Force, or Construction Battalions. Seabees serve outside the NCF as well. During WWII they served in both the Naval Combat Demolition Units and the Underwater Demolition Teams. In addition, they served as elements of Cubs, Lions, Acorns and the United States Marine Corps.
  They also provided the manpower for the top secret CWS Flame Tank Group. Today they have many special task assignments starting with Camp David and the Naval Support Unit at the Department of State. Seabees serve under both Commanders of the Naval Surface Forces Atlantic/Pacific fleets as well as on many base Public Works and USN diving commands.
context_section_description: Hurricane Camille NCBC Gulfport, Mississippi, NMCB-121 was in Gulfport then, and was called upon for cleanup, rescue, and community outreach for months.
  Cyclone Ofa in 1990 – NMCB 133 sent a det to American Samoa to aid in the recovery.
  1994 Northridge earthquake, Seabees supported disaster recovery efforts.
  Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Seabees provided recovery assistance for Homestead, Florida.
  Operation Restore Hope 1992–1993 Seabees sent two battalions for the humanitarian efforts in Somalia.
  Operation Sea Signal 1994 Seabees provided assistance to the Haitian Relief effort at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.
  Operation Joint Endeavor In Dec. 1995, Seabees arrived in Croatia to support the Army's peacekeeping efforts in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. NMCB 40 served with the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Div., assisting with the dismantling of FOBs during the IFOR/SFOR phase.
  Hurricane Georges (Sept 1998) caused thousands of disaster recovery team (DRT) man-hours for the Seabees in the Caribbean. The Navy provided damage assessment teams, generators and water trucks to the islands.
  Hurricane Mitch 1998 Seabees deployed to Honduras assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo.  They did road and bridge repair, cleared debris, and built base camps. For NMCB 7, it was on their second humanitarian mission of the deployment.
  Hurricane Ivan NMCBs 1 & 74 deployed in September 2004 to the repair Naval Air Station Pensacola. They cleared debris, repaired roads, erected tents, and provided general support.
  Typhoon Nanmadol (2004) NMCB 7 provided disaster relief.
  2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami NMCBs 7, 40, and UCT 2 provided disaster relief.
  Joint Task Force Katrina 2005. Seabees from NMCBs 1, 7, 18, 40 and 133 plus ACB 2 and CBMUs 202 and 303 and UCT 1 were tasked the reconstruction of CBC Gulfport and the recovery of the Gulf Coast
  2010 Haiti earthquake NMCB 7 provided construction support and disaster relief to Haiti with divers from UCT 1, ACB-2 and Army Engineers.
  April 2011 Miyagi earthquake Seabees from NMCB-133 and UCT 2 deployed to Japan as part of the relief effort.
  Hurricane Sandy NMCB 11 Air Det deployed to support disaster recovery operations in the New Jersey and New York.  NMCB 5 assisted the disaster relief efforts throughout the Sandy Hook area.
caption: NMCB 5 attached to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa set tents for displaced flood victims in Ethiopia. (2006)
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