U.S. Navy Seabees with NCB 18 and U.S. Marine Corps Engineer Company Alpha work together to place concrete at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on July 6, 2026. RIMPAC 2026 will build on the success of RIMPAC 2024 with a larger contingent of partners demonstrating the inherent flexibility of maritime forces. The exercise will cover a wide range of capabilities including amphibious operations, gunnery and missile proficiency, anti-submarine warfare, air defense exercises, military medicine, humanitarian assistance and disaster response, counter-piracy, mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal, and diving and salvage operations. Throughout the exercise, partners train and operate together to strengthen our collective forces and promote a free...
First Naval Construction Regiment (1NCR) joined 10 partner nations during Rim of the Pacific 2026 (RIMPAC 2026) to sharpen communication coordination for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations, July 6–12.
United States Navy Seabees of NCB 25 (Naval Construction Battalion 25) and Republic of Korea Seabees from NMCB2 (Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 2) work together June 29 on Ford Island, Hawaii to construct a pergola during the RIMPAC 2026 exercise.
GALLUP, New Mexico - Against the rugged backdrop of red mesas and sweeping desert skies, U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Construction Battalions 22 and 25, along with 10 New Hampshire Army National Guard members, embarked on a mission that seamlessly blends service and strategy. The Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, the Department of Defense’s premier military training initiative, is being utilized in Gallup, New Mexico, offering a...