Naval Construction Battalion 5 was commissioned on May 25, 1942 at Camp Allen Va. The battalion went to Port Hueneme and shipped out for the first of two deployments in the Pacific. When the war ended
NMCB 5 1984 insignia
5th CB WWII insignia
5th Marine Regiment insignia
5th MCB 1951 insignia
Underwater Construction Teams are the United States Navy Seabees' underwater construction units numbered 1 and 2 that were created in 1974. A team is composed of divers qualified in both underwater co
Underwater Construction Team Two (UCT-2) conduct training
Underwater Construction
US Navy members of Underwater Construction Team 2 prepare explosives
Seabees at Gavutu, Solomon Islands November 8, 1943 installing a marine railway utilizing field fabricated diving gear.