Any Seabees with comments on deployment conditions?

[HeyJoe]

Seabees in Cambodia

100623-N-6597H-352 TAKEO, Cambodia (June 23, 2010) Seabees and Cambodian volunteers assemble the final pipe to complete an engineering community service event at the Smaung School conducted by the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). The Seabees and Cambodian volunteers drilled a fresh-water well and built a water tower for the school and the nearby community. Mercy is in Cambodia supporting Pacific Partnership, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Husman/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Malaysia

100611-N-7643B-150 LUMUT, Malaysia (June 11, 2010) Capt. Richard Clemmons, left, commodore of Task Group 73.1, helps unveil a dedication marker in front of the Sekolah Kebangsaan Lumut school. U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and members of the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces built a new sidewalk and reading area during a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2010 engineering civic action project. CARAT is a series of annual bilateral exercises in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David A. Brandenburg/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Special project in Latvia

100526-N-2167N-003 VENTSPILS, Latvia (May 26, 2010) Ventspils firefighters demonstrate training techniques on a fire training tower as Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 look on. The Office of Defense Cooperation provided $25,000 through the Civil Military Operations office of U.S. European Command to renovate the tower. The Seabees performed the renovations as part of Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2010. NMCB-7 and its detachments are deployed to various locations throughout the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Duc Nguyen/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Back to Vietnam

100608-N-4044H-046 QUY NHON, Vietnam (June 8, 2010) Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, shakes hands with Builder 3rd Class Scott Bishop during a visit to a Pacific Partnership 2010 engineering civic action program at the Hope Center school. U.S. Navy Seabees and Australian army combat engineers are working with Vietnamese volunteers at the site. Pacific Partnership is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eddie Harrison/Released)

 

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Indonesia

100531-N-8539M-175 LAMONGON, Indonesia (May 31, 2010) Rear Adm. Nora W. Tyson, center, commander of Task Force 73, is joined by Indonesian navy Brig. Gen. Halim, center left, the headmaster and students of Weru Village Primary School, for an engineering civic action project dedication as part of Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) 2010. Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and Indonesian marine corps engineers renovated the school building, including new floors, electrical, restrooms and roof. NEA is part of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Mike Morley/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

And sometimes there is time to play...softball...even in a combat zone

100522-N-0475R-448 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (May 22, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 and Marines play a softball game at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The Seabees of NMCB-5 are deployed to Afghanistan executing general engineering, infrastructure construction and project management in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Rheaume/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

local project at homeplate Rota

100514-N-6357K-042 ROTA, Spain (May 14, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 use a screed board to smooth and remove excess concrete at a sidewalk project at Naval Station Rota. NMCB-7 and its detachments are deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to provide construction and engineering support. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Yan Kennon/Released)

 

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Camp Krutke Seabee Gym

100514-N-0475R-578 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (May 4, 2010) Builder 2nd Class Eric Clark, from Belding, Mich., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, performs a Romanian deadlift in the Camp Krutke Seabee Gym at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan executing general engineering, infrastructure construction and project management supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Rheaume/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Wasn't Hollywood imagination in TOPGUN that sailors can sing

Doubt they were singing "You've lost that Lovin' Feeling" though....can't say I've heard of "The Seabee Song"....

100514-N-8377A-329 RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand (May 14, 2010) Seabees entertain Thai school children by singing the Seabee song during a building dedication for a civil engineering civic action project at Ban Klong Kam Primary School as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2010. CARAT 2010 is a series of exercises held annually to strengthen relationships and improve operational readiness throughout Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael Ard/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Dateline: HOA

100501-N-8936G-043 KONTALI, Djibouti (May 1, 2010) Builder 2nd Class David Harwell, from Fort Worth, Texas assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, shores up the foundation formwork of the new schoolhouse in Kontali. When complete, the new three-classroom schoolhouse will serve as an additional building for the more than 200 students in the region. NMCB-7 is operating out of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and is homeported at the Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Miss., home of the Atlantic Fleet Seabees. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Gordon/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Not just a job...

It's a Tic Tac Toe game

100508-N-7367K-010 GULFPORT, Miss. (May 8, 2010) A child plays tic tac toe with a Navy diver assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 during Seabee Day at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport. Seabee Day is an annual event celebrating the Navy Seabees and allows the community to learn more about the naval construction force. The event offered a carnival, a car show, vendors, entertainment and various military displays. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Demetrius Kennon/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Keeping skills sharp in good ole US of A

100504-N-5208T-007 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (May 4, 2010) Seabees assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMBC) 24 install siding on a Habitat for Humanity home during a Birmingham Navy Week event. Birmingham Navy Week is one of 20 Navy Weeks planned across America in 2010. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Treadwell/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

South American Ops also part of Seabee portfolio

100322-A-6032L-001 SAMARIA, Nicaragua (March 22, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 25, based at Ft. McCroy, Wis., drill a water well in Samaria, Nicaragua as part of Beyond the Horizon 2010. Beyond the Horizon is a U.S. Southern Command humanitarian and civic assistance program providing medical and engineering support in Latin and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Robert Lee/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Living the Life in Port Hueneme, CA

100414-N-0318S-032 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (April 14, 2010) Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, Headquarters Company, position the frame of a modular general purpose tent system. The Seabees are preparing for a field training exercise in August and an Afghanistan deployment in November. NMCB-3 is one of the war fighting support elements of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, providing host nation construction operations and security in support of overseas contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jesse Sherwin/Released)

 

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Seabees in Senegal

100406-N-7948C-419 GUEREO, Senegal (April 6, 2010) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Michael Magrames, from Mishawaka, Ind., assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2, watches the offload of U.S, Spanish, Portuguese and British marines from the embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SC-MAGTF) and Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7. The Marines and Seabees will work with the Senegalese army as part of Africa Partnership Station West, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa to work with U.S. and international partners to improve maritime safety and security on the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martine Cuaron/Released)