SEABEE MAGAZINE TEAM
FEATURES
Virginia Bueno DIRECTOR
James G. Pinsky
Editor-in-Chief Chief Mass Communication Specialist(SCW/EXW/SW/AW/SG)
5 Seabees Enhance Special Forces Operations
Public Affairs and Communications NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND
NMCB 21 measures up in Iraq.
Bureau Chiefs Terrina L. Weatherspoon
Chief Mass Communication Specialist 3rd NCR Public Affairs
Jeffrey J. Pierce
CHIEF MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST (SCW) 22nd NCR Public Affairs
Daryl C. Smith
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER FIRST NAVAL CONSTRUCTION DIVISION www.SEABEE.NAVY.MIL
LAYOUT & DESIGN Qnexis, Inc.
Strategic Marketing and Communications www.qnexis.com
8 Wounded Warrior Compound Upgraded NMCB 18, 3NCR improve environment for injured soldiers.
Naval Facilities Engineering Command C. J. Mossey
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REAR ADMIRAL, CEC, USN COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Mike Holdcraft
FORCM(SCW), USN Force Master Chief Petty Officer of the Seabees
FIRST NAVAL CONSTRUCTION DIVISION Mark A. Handley
REAR ADMIRAL, CEC, USN COMMANDER
Paula C. Brown
Wade C. Howk
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NMCB 21 tackles big projects in Baghdad.............................................. 5 Wounded Warriors Get Boost
NMCB 18, 3NCR improve injured service members’ quarters..................... 8 Seabee Surgeon Wins Hearts and Minds
REAR ADMIRAL, CEC, USNR DEPUTY COMMANDER CMDCM(SCW), USN Command Master Chief
Seabees In Iraq Support Special Forces Mission
ON THE COVER BU2 George E. Sampson (right), and BU1(SCW) Richard M. Conklin, NMCB 21, prepare for the installation of an air conditioning unit into a living area, Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor J. Ayala
CAPT (Dr.) Donald Bittner, NMCB 18, helps save Afghan boy......................... 10 “FOB in a Box”
NMCB 18 builds housing for service members in Afghanistan....................... 11 Demo Work Paves Way for Power Plant, COP
NMCBs 18, 40 raze Russian silo for future construction in Kandahar........... 14