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363-03944 to 363-03945.pdf
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-03944 to 363-03945
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Title
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Seabees Three for Three!
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Description
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Original title: "Seabees Three for Three!" Seabees press release 16-67
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Date
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1967
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Subject
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United States. Navy. Seabees; Vietnam War, 1961-1977; Construction projects; Press releases
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Location
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Washington, D.C.
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Coordinates
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38.9072; -77.0369
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Container
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B65, F12
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Format
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press releases
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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United States. Navy. Seabees
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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Language
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English
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extracted text
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UNITED STATES NAVY
CONSTRUCTION BA TT ALIONS
SEABEES IN ACTION
" CONSTRUIMUS, BATUIMUS - WE BUILD, WE FIGHT "
"CAN DO!"
U.S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION SEABEE BATTALION FIVE
FLEET POST OFFICE
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 96601
(NMCB-THREE Release No. 16-67)
19 June 1967
(17)
By Roger W. Kincaid, J03, USN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEABEES THREE FOR THREE!
It's three for three for MCB-3!
Yes, U.S. Naval Mobile Construct ion
Battalion THREE is back in Vietnam for the third time, building its
third new camp ••.• and, since the Seabees of MCB-3 are the first to wear
a "triple crown", they're determined to better the "CAN DO" record of
their two previous deployments ,
However, this will be no easy task. During their last deployment to
Vietnam, the construction wizardry of MCB-3's Seabees won them the coveted
Na:vy "E" for battle efficiency. The Navy "E" is awarded each fiscal year
by the Secretary of the Navy to the best unit of each type in the Navy.
On their first deployment in 1965, MCB-3 Seabees were at Da Nang
where the major projects were cons truction of a road on Monkey Mountain
and erection of huge fuel storage tanks for the U.S. Marines.
For the Monkey Mountain road project, teams of blasters were airlifted by helicopters to the summit and worked their way downward. Graders,
dozers and other heavy equipment meanwhile, starting at the bottom, growled
and applied their massive might tna successful meeting of the two crews.
The second tour of duty in Vietnam, in the spring of 1966, brought
MCB-3 to Chu Lai, where. the Seabees built the cantonment and troop housing
for the Naval Support Activity. Other projects included NSA's officers'
housing and a triple box culvert for the crosswind runway facility.
During the Chu Lai deployment, 91 rigid frame and 1,287 wooden frame
buildings were constructed totalling 1,1 13,875 square feet of covered floor
area. More than 900,000 cubic yards of earth were moved and 35 miles of
road were rebuilt and maintained. Large liquid storage tanks were erected
with a capacity of 36,000 barrels. The concrete crews placed over 14,900
yards of soil cement, and 4,103 tons of asphaltic concrete.
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OEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY • NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND • WASHINGTON, D. C. 20390
Also during the Chu Lai deployment, over $4 million were used for
construction efforts. Almost 1400 buildings and structures of every
description were erected, These included: huge warehouses, storage
tanks, messhalls, and barracks.
Now, in 1967, MCB-3 is back in Vietnam for the third time, ready
to do an even better job than in the past. This time the Seabee
campsite is on a hill near Phu Bai overlooking the·rolling foothills
toward.s the central highlands that are infested with Viet Cong and
where the Seabees of MCB-3 are called upon to practice their famous,
motto: "We build, we fight!"
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DEAR EDITOR: We Seabees hope you can use this copy and we would appreciate
a tear sheet mailed to:
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE 09D2
Yards and Docks Annex 2B35
Washington, D. C.
20390
