NAVY and SEABEE Flashcards
What was Ben Moreel’s job title?
Chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Yards and Docks
When is the Navy’s Birthday?
13 OCT 1775
When is the Seabee’s Birthday?
05 MAR 1942
What are the three maritime services?
Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard
What are the Navy’s & Marine Corps qualities?
Flexibility, Readiness, Self-Sustainability, and Mobility
325,000 Seabee’s, 111 airstrips, 441 piers, 2,558 ammunition mags, hospitals built for 70,000, and a 5,000ft airstrip in 20 days was during what war and where?
WWII in Espiritu Santo
A) positioned causeways for a beach assault under enemy fire
B) Built a 35 day airstrip in 16 days under enemy fire and air raids
What are the names of these accomplishments and what war were they completed in?
A) Inchon Landing
B) Wonson
They were done during the Korean war
Built airfields for the Marines, and also built schools, hospitals, utilities systems and roads. Who, when, and where did this happen?
The first full battalion, on 07 MAY 1965, in Chu Lai during the Vietnam War
The development and construction of the United States Naval Communications Station on Diego Garcia was a contribution after what war?
This was a contribution post Vietnam War
Who was the first Seabee to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic defense of a special forces camp in Doug Zoai, Vietnam?
CM3 Marvin Shields
Who was brutally tortured and killed by terrorists while returning home on a commercial flight from Beruit, Lebanon? What was he awarded?
SW2 Robert Stethem. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, also he has a ship named after him.
How many rates make up the Seabees?
What are they?
There are 7 rates that make up the Seebees
Engineering Aide (EA) Steel Worker (SW) Construction Mechanic (CM) Builder (BU) Utilitiesman (UT) Construction Electrician (CE) Equipment Operator (EO)
Who performs construction surveying, drafting, planning, estimating and quality control?
What company do they belong to?
EA
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
Who performs maintenance, repair and overhaul of automotive, material handling, and construction equipment?
What company do they belong to?
CM
ALFA COMPANY
Who performs construction, maintenance, and repair of wood, concrete and concrete pavement?
What company do they belong to?
BU
CHARLIE COMPANY
Who is the father of the Seabees?
Rear Admiral Ben Moreel
Who performs maintenance and repair of plumbing, heating, steam, fuel storage, water treatment, air conditioning, refrigeration, and sewage treatment?
What company do they belong to?
UT
BRAVO COMPANY
Who performs fabrication, assemble, erect, position, and join structural materials?
What company do they belong to?
SW
CHARLIE COMPANY
Who performs installation, operation, service and overhaul electrical generating and distribution systems?
CE
BRAVO COMPANY
Who performs operation of automotive material handling, weight handling, and construction equipment?
What company do they belong to?
EO
ALFA COMPANY
Who is responsible for planning construction, and public works functions at Navy and Marine Corps Bases around the world while working with the NCF?
The CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS (CEC)
When were the first construction units organized?
January 1942
When did SW3 Robert Stethem get killed?
15 JUN 2015
Built over 200 miles of roads in 2 weeks, repaired airfields, maintained roads, and built more enemy prisoner of war camps while enduring smoke from burning oil wells. In what war was this accomplished by the by Seabees?
During the Persian Gulf War
