FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Construction Battalion Center, Mississippi ~ 12 APR 2011

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi

Naval Construction Battalion Center [NCBC] Gulfport functions as a support for operating units of the Naval Construction Force. Specifically, it supports Naval Mobile Construction Battalions ONE, SEVEN, SEVENTY-FOUR, and ONE THIRTY-THREE, TWENTIETH Naval Construction Regiment, the Naval Construction Training Center, and other smaller tenant activities.

The mission is to prepare for and support all facets of the mobilization of construction forces, including reserve units. The Center is also responsible for preservation and storage of war reserves including construction equipment and materials.

The Seabees have been the military construction arm of the U.S. Navy since 1942. The first Seabees were civilian construction workers who enlisted early in World War II to continue building for the Navy in the Pacific Theater and in Europe. Their accomplishments during the war are legendary.

Nearly 200,000 men, master craftsmen, the most skillful of the nation's skilled workers, are credited with paving the road to victory for the allies in the Pacific and in Europe. The work done by the Seabees was work only they could do. Using brains, brawn, blood and "Can Do", they hacked at jungle growth and blasted coral to build the victory road to Tokyo. It appears a certainty that the 10,000-mile accomplishment will always remain the Seabees' greatest masterwork.

Mobile construction battalions continue to build and fight today. At one time there were nearly 25,000 sons of World War II Seabees in Vietnam building camps for America's armed forces, repairing roads, bridges and airstrips, teaching the tricks of their trade to the Vietnamese and building orphanages, schools, hospitals and market places during off-duty hours.

The U.S. Navy Seabees have a long history of success. Naval Construction Forces are assisting the people of Japan after the recent earthquake and tsunami, they are getting dirty in the rainforests of South America supporting humanitarian exercises, and they are building roads and schools in the deserts of the Middle East. The Seabees' ability to make more with less is legendary.

Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, requires all of the Seabees’ talents and then some – repairing roads, digging wells, building security outposts, pulling vehicles from the mud.

Learn More About The Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport HERE!



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[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[2111USMC]

IN!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha ahiahi, Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo, Lauren!!

[The Mayor]

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Pay Attention To Signs
April 12, 2011

The road was smooth and we were making good progress as we headed for Jay’s dad’s house in South Carolina. As we drove through the mountains in Tennessee, I began seeing detour signs. But Jay kept going, so I assumed that they didn’t apply to us. Shortly before we reached the North Carolina border, we came to a sign that said the highway ahead was closed due to a rock slide. We would have to turn around. Jay was surprised. “Why wasn’t there any warning?” he wanted to know. “There were lots of warnings,” I said. “Didn’t you see the signs?” “No,” he said, “why didn’t you mention them?” “I assumed that you saw them,” I answered. We now tell this story to entertain our friends.

Throughout history, God provided plenty of “signs” to show people the way to live, but they kept going their own way. When God finally sent His Son as a sign (Luke 11:30), the religious leaders paid little attention to His warnings. Life for them was good. They were recognized and respected (v.43). They resented being told that they were wrong (v.45).

We can be the same way. When life is going well, we tend to ignore warnings that we need to turn around and change our sinful ways. It’s important to remember that we may be wrong even though life is good.

God gives us warnings to prevent
What comes from falling into sin;
But if we do ignore—and fall—
Confession cleanses us within. —Sper

God sends warnings to protect us, not to punish us.

Read: Luke 11:29-45

As Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. —Luke 11:30

Bible in a year:
1 Samuel 19-21; Luke 11:29-54

[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO Hope!

FIRST!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you 2111USMC!

SECOND!!

[SandRat]

SeaBees

[laurenmarlowe]

Aloha ahiahi BIGLOOK!

THIRD!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Road Trip: Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi

Internet has timed out twice, and now is crawling.....have a wonderful evening, just in case I get lost. *HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO PROCON! It’s great to see ya!

[Eagle Eye]

Gulfport is cool...helped rebuild it after Katrina.

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening Mayor, and thank you for the words from the Bible!

[SandRat]

[2111USMC]

Hi Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi MA!

*HUGS*

Pretty slow here too, glad to know it’s not just me!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Road Trip: Naval Construction Battalion Center, Mississippi ~

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[laurenmarlowe]

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