Hurricane season is approaching and the Gulfport Seabee Base is doing their disaster exercises that reaches region wide from Corpus Christi, Texas to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Time is ticking as the days draw closer to hurricane season. The Seabee Base…
Mississippi’s bicentennial weekend also marked the beginning of Mississippi Gulf Coast Navy Week. That celebration continues through Saturday. The purpose of this week is to share the Navy’s story with people in the community and raise awareness of the Navy,…
After six months of operations in Europe, more than 160 Seabees returned home today. News 25 was on base as this heartwarming reunion took place in Gulfport. After waiting half a year to see her dad, seven-year-old Cassidy Torres got…
A commemoration ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack was held at the Naval Construction Battalion Center. This especially hit home for the men and women on the Gulfport base. Seabees were created as a direct result…
Massive work is underway in Ocean Springs as a group of Seabees use their skills to enhance and improve the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Site on Highway 90. This group of newly selected chief petty officers put their skills to good…
Mississippi Seabees that served in the Vietnam War will be honored Saturday, March 7th at a monument dedication ceremony in Ocean Springs.
As Battalion 133 exited the buses to greet their loved ones after serving overseas in multiple countries for seven months, it was amazing to see their reactions.
Last month, 15 Gulfport Seabees were ordered into isolation after returning from a mission in Liberia, Africa, where they could have been exposed to the Ebola virus.