John Wayne played a German naval officer in “The Sea Chase” (1955), then switched sides in 1944’s “The Fighting Seabees.” He showed he could dance in the movie’s first act, cutting a serious rug at a ...

Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by ...

The crash of pins echoes through the air as "The Fighting Seabees," 22nd Naval Construction Regiment’s (NCR) bowling team, celebrate their hard-fought victory in the bronze place match at the Naval ...

Even Hollywood’s biggest stars need to find solace in friendships of their own. Movie star John Wayne found exactly that in another actor named Ward Bond. They had a longtime friendship that ran deep, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The episode is a parable on the virtues of flexibility and entrepreneurship. Most rules and regulations can be bent or broken in times of need. If so, they may not be ...

"The Fighting Seabees" is a morale-boosting tribute to the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions who followed behind the troops invading Pacific islands held by the Japanese to build runways, roads and ...

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 ...