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Seabee is a member of the United States Naval Construction Forces (NCF). The word "Seabee" comes from initials "CB", which in turn comes from the term "Construction Battalion". The Seabees have a history of building
bases,
bulldozing and paving thousands of miles of
roadway and
airstrips, and accomplishing myriad other
construction projects in a wide variety of
military theaters dating back to
World War II.