(WPRI) — Ahead of Thursday’s 80th anniversary of D-Day, we’re taking a closer look at local ties and its lasting global impact. 12 News sat down with Patrick Walsh, who brought us the story of his ...

DUPONT, Pa. — A special group of veterans are celebrating a birthday this weekend. The United States Naval Construction Battalions, known as the Navy Seabees, formed in 1942 after Pearl Harbor.

The “Gator Bees” of Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 have embodied the motto of Navy Seabees for nearly 80 years, building and fighting as called upon. But come March 31, the Virginia Beach-based ...

When a construction job needs to be done, the Navy can always turn to the Seabees. Since March 5, 1942, anyway. The Seabees, known for their expertise in naval construction and engineering, were ...

A Navy Seabee unit with historic ties to Okinawa has returned to the island to support exercises and building projects across the Indo-Pacific region. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, based at ...

Red Lion native Toby Thompson has joined the storied ranks of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions, known as the Seabees — a group with a legacy dating back to 1942. The Seabees are more than just ...

A Navajo-class, ocean-going tug under development by shipmaker Austal will bear the name of James D. Fairbanks, a former Camp Pendleton Marine who also served in the Navy, where he became a prominent ...

The Navy is turning out in force starting Monday for Navy Week in Wichita Falls, but the seafaring military branch already has a home in the city. The Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering ...