Pacific Newsbreak for March 24, 2016
On this edition of Pacific Newsbreak, Navy Seabees wrap up their deployment and residents on MCAS Iwakuni build friendships.
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Pacific Newsbreak for January 13th 2016
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five Seabees provide humanitarian assistance in Cambodia, and USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) of Carrier Strike Group 1 is on its way to the Western Pacific as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control of U.S. Third Fleet in the region.
Pacific Newsbreak For January 27, 2017
Navy Seabees deployed to the Western Pacific make a positive difference for children in Cambodia, and North Korean refugees share their story at Osan Airbase.
One Minute News Break - 18 JAN 2018
Seabees continue construction in Djibouti. Produced by Airman First Class Deven Schultz.
Pacific Newsbreak for January 26, 2018
In this Pacific Newsbreak, Secretary of Defense James Mattis travels to the Pacific. USS Frank Cable returns to Guam and Seabees remove a damaged pier in Sasebo. Also in Japan, Vice Admiral Robert Burke visits Fleet Activities Yokosuka to discuss the Sailor 2025 program.
Ep 31 Howard Leon Whetten Pt 3 🛶 Angels of the Solomon Islands
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In this final installment of a life story from Howard Leon Whetten…After their B-24 Bomber crashes into the ocean near the Solomon Islands, some unsuspecting angels make an inexplicable rescue when it is needed most. The “coincidences” begin to stack up 🥞 in ways that are undeniable for Leon.
PEOPLE:
Howard Leon Whetten
God
Heavenly Father
2nd Lieutenant Lord
Kenneth Windham
Mae West, LVLK-X8L
2nd Lieutenant Potter
Claude Meyers
Robert “Chappy” Chapman
Japs
2nd Lieutenant Radford
2nd Lieutenant Roark
Ed Semick
Harold Ewing
United States Navy Seabees
Nephilim Giants
Sons of Anak
David
B-24 Crew
U.S. Army Air Corps
Larry H. Miller, KWH9-ZY2
Delilah Echols, KWCB-QLF
Linda Whetten Goldthwaite
LOCATIONS:
South Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islands
Henderson Air Base
Guadalcanal
New Zealand
South Pacific Area
Fort George Wright Convalescent Hospital
Spokane, Washingoni
Idaho
Mesa, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Bluewater, New Mexico
Moccasin, Arizona
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The Navy Seabees: Rear Admiral Ben Moreell Speaks
In Episode 46, we discussed the Navy Seabees in Europe during WWII with our sister museum in Port Hueneme. https://naval-history-lyceum.simplecast.com/episodes/the-seabees-and-operation-overlord-ywh2QCfw
This bonus extra is from the USNA Museum's partnership with Library of Congress. "Father of the Seabees", Rear Admiral Ben Moreell speaks at the radio program "Broadway Matinee" on Dec 28, 1943.
#8 Dangers of Deployment
This story is from veterans of the war in Afghanistan and explores the risks that surround them and the realities they face while living in a war zone. These are the Dangers of Deployment today.
Support the show#7 Johnathon Starnes: The Greatest Job on the Planet
Johnathon Starnes - Post 9/11: Starnes was a first class petty officer in the Seabees, or US Navy Construction Battalions, when we interviewed him. In today's story, he tells us of his hope for the future when enlisting in the military and the realities he found awaiting him.
Support the show#6 Carl Barrett: We Build, We Fight. Stories from a Korean War Seabee
Carl Barrett served over 20 years as a utilitiesman, or UT, including in the Korean War. Utilitiesmen work with plumbing, heating, steam, compressed air, fuel storage, water treatment, air conditioning, refrigeration, and sewage collection and disposal facilities at Navy installations around the world.
In today's story, we hear about Carl's time as a member of the Navy's secret weapon, the Seabees.