NCBC Navy Lodge wins ‘the Best of the Best’
The Naval Construction Battalion Center’s Lodge wins the ‘Best of the Best’ in a competition involving every other Navy lodge around the globe. For the lodge general…
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Naval Construction Group Change of Command Ceremony
Naval Construction Group Two Hosted a Change of Command ceremony in the training hall on board Naval Construction Battalion Center. The Change of Command Ceremony is a product…
NCBC gate closure in effect for six weeks
Starting today, the Naval Construction Battalion Center’s Pass Road Gate will be closed for six weeks for maintenance. Motorists accessing the base will be required to use the…
Fuel spill exercise today at the NCBC
The Naval Construction Battalion Center is exercising response, containment, and initial cleanup operations with a fuel-spill exercise today. This exercise is one of many frequent exercises to test the…
Crews clean up fuel spill at Naval Construction Battalion Center
The Naval Construction Battalion Center’s public works department and environmental teams spent the day cleaning up a fuel spill that occurred overnight. According to officials, a…
End-of-Tour Award Ceremony at Naval Construction Battalion Center
An End-of-Tour Award Ceremony was held this morning for Legalman 1st Class James Cameron. Legalman Cameron had worked at the Naval Construction Battalion Center for the past four…
Blackstart Exercise testing ‘Microgrid’ project at the Naval Construction Battalion Center
During Hurricane Zeta last year, the Naval Construction Battalion Center was plunged into darkness as the base lost power in the middle of the night.…
New mechanical and civil engineering program at Naval Construction Battalion Center
The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport launches the only mechanical and civil engineering program on the Coast. The program is available for not only Seabees, but local civilians too. The partnership allows students take their undergraduate…
Naval Construction Battalion Center holds preschool transition ceremony for Child Development Center students
Today, for the first time since the pandemic began, preschoolers at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport were able to attend their transition ceremony in-person at the Seabee Base. Eleven students transitioned from preschool to kindergarten.…
Change of Command Ceremony at the Naval Construction Battalion Center
Earlier this evening, one battalion on the Seabee Base in Gulfport had a ceremony to recognize a change in leadership. Around 4:30 p.m. outgoing Commander Captain Gates Benson relinquished his command of the U.S. Army’s 169th Engineering…
Naval Construction Battalion Center to have delayed start February 16th, 2021
NCBC Gulfport will have a delayed start of 10:00 on February 16th, 2021 due to extreme weather conditions. According to their Facebook pace, due to anticipated weather, please note the following for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021: -Child and Youth Programs…
U.S. Navy celebrates its 245th birthday
Today marks the U.S. Navy’s 245th birthday and sailors are reflecting on what the big day means to them. The theme for this year’s birthday is ‘victory at sea,’ commemorating the 75th anniversary of the close of World War II.…
New FRAGO detailing what is and isn’t allowed hits the streets
By Brian Lamar NCBC Public Affairs Hot off the heels of the recorded highest single-day of COVID-19 cases reported (more than 600) in Mississippi, the Navy has given more decisive guidance with finer details of what is expected of commanders…
Suspension of Trusted Traveler Program for Seabee base canceled, 100% ID check implemented instead
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) – New U.S. Navy guidance has come out regarding the Trusted Traveler Program for the Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport. Initially, the installation announced it would be suspending the Trusted Traveler Program beginning this Friday, April…
NCTC student tests positive for COVID-19
A trainee sailor with the Naval Construction Training Center at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently undergoing evaluation and treatment. The service member is currently enrolled in the Construction Inspector course at NCTC…
New services for Gold Star Families
After making the ultimate sacrifice, the Gold Star Program is now looking to provide support for the families who made the ultimate sacrifice as well, after losing a loved one while on active duty. Here to tell us more is…
Naval Construction Battalion Center Announces Positive COVID-19 Case
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER, GULFPORT, MISS – On Mar. 17, a civilian employee with the NCBC Navy Exchange tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently undergoing evaluation and treatment. The Department of Defense has notified public health authorities of the…
Citadel Shield Solid Curtain Exercise
The Seabee Base in Gulfport will be conducting its annual Force Protection Exercise from today until Friday, February 14th. This is all in an effort to enhance the readiness of Navy security forces. It’s a two-part exercise with the major…
New fire chief at the Naval Construction Battalion Center
There’s a new man in charge of the fire station at the Naval Construction Battalion Center and he’s got an amazing story! Thomas Maury has been on the job here in Gulfport for about a month and a firefighter for…
Protest exercise at NCBC
With the recent Iran missile attack, the Navy Security Forces at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport performed a simulation protest. This exercise has protesters outside of the gates and officers inside practicing how to respond and what protocol…
New access to military exchange bases
Today is a welcome home for certain veterans on the Coast. Starting today, military veterans with a zero to 100 percent service related disability have more access to their perspective bases as part of the DOD Veterans Expanded Access Program.…
Bells across America Remembrance Ceremony
Emotions were high at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport today at their fourth annual ‘Bells across America’ ceremony. ‘Bells across America’ is a day and a ceremony to remember those who died in the line of duty and…
Naval Construction Battalion Center Honors Military Members who Died in Service
The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport will join other navy installations across the country, honoring military members who have died while serving their country. Community and military leaders will all be in attendance for the fourth annual Bells across…
Naval Construction Battalion Center remembers those lost on September 11th
It has been 18 years since those series of four terrorist attacks changed our country forever. For military and first responders it can hit close to home. This morning for the third year at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in…