Naval Construction Force

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The Naval Construction Force, commonly known as the Seabees, is the U.S. Navy’s military construction arm responsible for building and maintaining bases, airfields, and infrastructure in combat and contingency environments worldwide.

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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1

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instanceOf combat support force
formation of the United States Navy
military engineering organization
abbreviation NCF NERFINISHED
branch U.S. Navy NERFINISHED
commonName Seabees NERFINISHED
component Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit NERFINISHED
Naval Construction Group NERFINISHED
Naval Construction Regiment NERFINISHED
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion NERFINISHED
Underwater Construction Team NERFINISHED
controlledBy Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command NERFINISHED
country United States of America
doctrine can fight as infantry when required
formedDuring World War II NERFINISHED
motto We Build, We Fight
nickname Seabees NERFINISHED
operationalEnvironment combat zones
contingency operations
humanitarian assistance missions
operationalScope worldwide
parentOrganization Department of the Navy NERFINISHED
partOf United States Navy NERFINISHED
personnelType civil engineer corps officers
enlisted construction specialists
primaryMission build and maintain advanced bases in support of naval and joint operations
provide construction support in combat and contingency environments
role airfield construction
base development
combat engineering
contingency engineering support
expeditionary construction
infrastructure maintenance
military construction
serviceBranch United States Navy
supports U.S. Marine Corps NERFINISHED
U.S. Navy NERFINISHED
joint and combined forces
symbol Seabee with hammer, wrench, and machine gun
task construction of airfields
construction of camps and base facilities
construction of ports and piers
construction of roads
disaster recovery engineering support
fortification and defensive works construction
repair of battle-damaged infrastructure
type expeditionary engineering force
naval construction force

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Seabees branch Naval Construction Force
Seabees hasSubUnit Naval Construction Force
this entity surface form: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion