Reserve CEC-Seabee Midwest Alumni

Impact Photo of the Year 2003!!
NMCB 15 in Iraq

030527-N-5362A-014 Al Hillah, Iraq (May 27, 2003) -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Fifteen (NMCB-15) Seabees pursue a man who was caught stealing from other local citizens while en route to a school-building project in Al Hillah. Although Seabees are not assigned normal patrol duties, they may assist Iraqi citizens with law enforcement efforts. NMCB-15 is forward deployed to Iraq and is working on various humanitarian assistance projects in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographerís Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson. (RELEASED)

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Reserve NMCB-15 is headquartered at Belton, MO.

ELLENDER LEADING, ENS.MIELKE WATCHING AND GUNNY WEBB IN THE DIGITALS. THE CAMERA GUY TOOK THE PIC OVER SCOTT LYERIA'S RIGHT SHOULDER

Civil Engineer Corps - Seabees

Naval Construction Force in Reserve - Midwest Alumni

	2007 - Continuation of Duty Reserve NMCB-18 carries on thru spring; Relieved by Reserve NMCB-28 as part of the 30th Naval Constructon Regiment *(relieved 9th NCR)* in Iraq. Deployments to Iraq (stories, photos)

2005

Activations:

NMCB 23
NMCB 24
NMCB 22

2004

Activations:

NMCB 14
NMCB 23
NMCB 25

as Rein Air Dets

	*2006 - Perseverance & Achievement* NMCB-22 Continues; Reserve NMCB-21 (150+) & NMCB-25 (503 strong) March - September; '25 under Reserve 9th NCR. First Reserve Naval Construction Regiment to deploy in combat conditions. NMCB-18 relieves NMCB-25 (Sept)

	2005 - Dedication and Anticipation Reserve CEC Individuals, Staffs Deployed; NMCB-23 Continues then relieved by Reserve NMCB-24 in March. Then Reserve NMCB-22 in October.

2003 Activations:

• NMCB 26 deployed to ROTA, Spain, with over 600 on board.

• NMCB 15 deployed to Iraq.

• Other Air Detachments (+) deployed to SE Asia.

• Individuals Activated to Augment Full-Time Battalions

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First Naval Construction Division Established

(August 2002)

Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek Norfolk, Virginia

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	*2004 - Triumph and Tragedy* Reserve NMCB-14 Suffers Losses There; Reserve NMCB-23 Relieves The Reinforced Air Det Concept Used by Reserve Battalions *2003 -The Full Story*


		*NMCB 25 in Alaska in 2003* 030302-A-8380W-003 Valdez, Alaska (Mar. 2, 2003) -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three (NMCB-3) and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Two Five (NMCB-25) build a hangar as part of Operation Northern Edge 2003. Operation Northern Edge is designed to practice cold weather operations and enhance interoperability among the armed forces. U.S. Army photo by Specialist James-Denton Wyllie. (RELEASED) ***** Reserve NMCB-25 is headquartered at Ft. McCoy, WI.


		Best Picture of the Year 2002!! And a Midwest Reserve Seabee At That (NMCB 25 Area) 020703-N-5576W-001 Great Lakes, IL (Jul. 3, 2002) -- Utilitiesman 1st Class Daniel Heathfield gets a big hug from his children at the main gate to Naval Station, Great Lakes. Heathfield is being demobilized following several months of duty at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Petty Officer Heathfield's wife and children drove to Great Lakes from Minnesota to meet him upon his return home. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael Worner. (RELEASED) He was a member of the ACB-2 detachment, N&MC Reserve Center Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota. This photo was used on the cover of The Officer magazine for November 2002. That magazine is distributed by the Reserve Officers Association



	Seabees Get the Military Training Job Done Another Midwest Reserve Seabee at Work 020820-N-8848T-007 Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Aug. 20, 2002) -- Reserve Gunner's Mate 1st Class David Reed, from Ft. Wayne, Ind., keeps lookout for possible aggressors and insertion teams from his foxhole during a field exercise. Petty Officer Reed is on his two week Active Training and is a Reservist assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion One (ACB-1) Detachment Four One Three (Det 413). Forty-two Reservists from various detachments across the country participated in the field exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist S.A. Thornbloom. (RELEASED)


	The Midwest Alumni strongly support the location of the destroyer USS Edson (DD-946) at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In December 2002 we sent a letter supporting the Historic Naval Ship Project "FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE" One of our own, CAPT Dick Caswell, is a key leader of that volunteer project planning committee. All organizations and individuals are asked to support this worthwhile project with your time and contributions.

Still For Sale > "60th Anniversary of the Seabees" Patch

The Midwest Alumni supports our deployed Ready Reserve Seabees and their families!!

We have recently voiced our desire to help any deployed reserve Seabees of our Midwest Reserve Seabee Battalions and units.

Have you made known your support through the Family Support Network of your local American Legion Post or Department? Posts and Departments are "adopting reserve units" in your state at this time.

SEABEE - Keep up with all the Seabees!!

(formerly the Beeline, following the Reserve Mobilizer of some years ago)

The new full-color SEABEE magazine is now available by subscription for the first time from the Government Printing Office.

Four issues annually for $25.00 per year.

Order the new SEABEE magazine on-line. Search with the word "SEABEE" and have your credit card handy.

How can I join the Midwest Alumni?

The first step is to join the CEC-Seabee Historical Foundation (*).

Fill out the registration form there. And be sure to indicate your reserve unit preferences.

From that point on you will be included in our mailing list for future events.

For future event mailing lists we will ask the Foundation for an extract of members who have an affiliation with the Midwest Units. See the History of the Midwest Units in the left column.

Caution: We only extract the members from Midwest Units. So indicate your preference carefully to be included. You may have served with more than one unit. Pick the unit of your choice for the spaces shown. Use the standard abbreviation in the left column list (example: NMCB 15)

(*) or join your reserve unit's CPO Association

Other important links:

CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation

Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association

Navy Seabee Veterans Association (NSVA)