United States Naval Construction Battalions,better known as the Navy Seabees,form the U.S. Naval Construction Forces (NCF). The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the initial letters "CB" from the words "Construction Battalion". Depending upon context,"Seabee" can refer to all enlisted personnel in the USN's occupational field 7 (OF-7),all personnel in the Naval Construction Force (NCF),or Construction Battalion. Seabees serve both in and outside the NCF. During World War II they were plank-holders of both the Naval Combat Demolition Units and the Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs). The men in the NCF considered these units to be "Seabee". In addition,Seabees 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 the Seabees 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.
In the United States Navy,officers have various ranks. Equivalency between services is by pay grade. United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia:On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn;on service khaki,working uniforms,and special uniform situations,the rank insignia are identical to the equivalent rank in the US Marine Corps.
The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is an enterprise-level shore command of the United States Navy with more than 19,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities,sites,districts,stations,and detachments throughout the world,and was established in 1971. NETC recruits,trains and delivers those who serve the nation,taking them from "street to fleet" by transforming civilians into highly skilled,operational,and combat ready warfighters. In 2018,accessions management and distribution functions of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) were realigned under NETC and Navy Recruiting Command (NAVCRUITCOM) now serves as a subordinate command to NETC.
Admiral Ben Moreell was the chief of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks and of the Civil Engineer Corps. Best known to the American public as the father of the Navy's Seabees,Moreell's life spanned eight decades,two world wars,a great depression and the evolution of the United States as a superpower. He was a distinguished naval officer,an engineer,an industrial giant and a national spokesman.
Albert Joseph Herberger was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy,and the first United States Merchant Marine Academy graduate to attain the rank.
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) is a United States Navy base in Ventura County,California. Formed by the merger of NAS Point Mugu and CBC Port Hueneme,NBVC is a diverse installation composed of three main locations —Point Mugu,Port Hueneme,and San Nicolas Island. The base serves as an all-in-one mobilization site,deep water port,railhead,and airfield. NBVC supports more than 100 tenant commands with a base population of more than 19,000 personnel,making it the largest employer in Ventura County.
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) is the United States Navy's engineering systems command,providing the Navy and United States Marine Corps with facilities and expeditionary expertise. NAVFAC is headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard and is under the command of the Chief of Civil Engineers RADM Dean VanderLey
The Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) is a staff corps of the United States Navy. CEC officers are professional engineers and architects,acquisitions specialists,and Seabee Combat Warfare Officers who qualify within Seabee units. They are responsible for executing and managing the planning,design,acquisition,construction,operation,and maintenance of the Navy's shore facilities. The Civil Engineer Corps is under the command of the Chief of Civil Engineers and Commander,Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. On 12 August 2022,RADM Dean VanderLey relieved RADM John W. Korka,becoming the 46th commander of NAVFAC and Chief of Civil Engineers.
The structure of the United States Navy consists of four main bodies:the Office of the Secretary of the Navy,the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,the operating forces,and the Shore Establishment.
Rear Admiral Jay Allan DeLoach served as the Director of Naval History and Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command and the Curator of the Navy from 2008 to 2012. He was an American submarine officer who played a role in implementing a visionary "Memorandum of Understanding" between the Submarine Force Active component and the Reserve component. He helped pioneer many key initiatives that have since been adopted Navy-wide. DeLoach was the Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources,Requirements and Assessments.
Hispanic and Latino Admirals in the United States Navy can trace their tradition of naval military service to the Latino sailors,who have served in the Navy in every war and conflict since the American Revolution. Prior to the Civil War,the highest rank reached by a Latino-American in the Navy was commodore. Such was the case of Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy (1792–1862),a Sephardic Jew of Latin American descent and great grandson of Dr. Samuel Nunez,who served in the War of v. During the American Civil War,the government of the United States recognized that the rapid expanding Navy was in need of admirals therefore,Congress proceeded to authorize the appointment of nine officers the rank of rear admiral. On July 16,1862,Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut became the first Hispanic-American to be appointed to the rank of rear admiral. Two years later (1864),Farragut became a vice admiral,and in 1866 the Navy's first full admiral. During World War I,Robert Lopez,the first Hispanic graduate of the United States Naval Academy,served with the rank of commodore in command of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard,and during World War II five Hispanics served with the ranks of rear admiral or above in either the European or Pacific Theaters of the war. As of April 2007,twenty-two Hispanic-Americans have reached the rank of admiral,and of this number thirteen were graduates of the USNA.
Rear Admiral Wayne "Greg" Shear Jr. is a former Chief of Civil Engineers for the United States Navy. He previously served as Deputy Commander for Operations,Naval Facilities Engineering Command.
Naval Base Guam is a strategic U.S. naval base located on Apra Harbor and occupying the Orote Peninsula. In 2009,it was combined with Andersen Air Force Base to form Joint Region Marianas,which is a Navy-controlled joint base.
Rear Admiral Katherine Louise Gregory is the first female flag officer in the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps (CEC). She assumed command of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific on July 9,2010,and took command of all NAVFAC as the highest-ranked civil engineer in the navy in 2012. In November 2015,RADM Gregory was succeeded by RADM Bret J. Muilenburg.
In the United States Navy,United States Coast Guard,United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps,and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps,captain is the senior-most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer. The equivalent rank is colonel in the United States Army,Air Force,Space Force,and Marine Corps.
Craig Stephen Faller is a retired United States Navy admiral. A 1983 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a native of Fryburg,Pennsylvania,he earned a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering. He earned his master's in national security affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990.
Charles Willis Fisher Jr. was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of rear admiral. During World War II,Fisher served as director of Shore Establishment Division.
Blake Wayne Van Leer was a United States Navy officer who commanded the naval construction Battalion Seabees during World War II and the Vietnam War. He led the expansion of submarine-launched ballistic missile programs and the OMEGA Navigation System used for communication to the U.S. submarine fleet. He received the Legion of Merit award and the Moreel Medal for outstanding contributions to military engineering. He was the son of Georgia Institute of Technology president Blake R. Van Leer and women's rights activist Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer.
Underwater Construction Teams (UCT) are the United States Navy Seabees' underwater construction units numbered 1 and 2 that were created in 1974. A team is composed of divers qualified in both underwater construction and underwater demolition. Possible tasks can be:battle damage repairs,structural inspections and assessments,demolition of waterline facilities or submerged obstructions,installation of submerged surveillance systems,or harbor and channel clearance. As needed,teams may test and or evaluate new or existing aquatic systems or equipment. Extending construction,whether vertical or horizontal,beyond the shoreline and waterline is their specialty. Reflecting Seabee tradition,teams are expected to execute underwater construction anywhere,anytime,under any conditions.
