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== Naval Construction Force (NCF) ==
{{See also|Civil Engineer Corps}}

At present, there are six active-duty Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCBs) in the United States Navy, split between the Pacific Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet.

[[File:US Navy 050129-N-1810F-193 U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Twenty Three (NMCB 23) patrol the streets of Fallujah, one day prior to Iraq's historic democratic elections.jpg|thumb|Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Twenty Three (NMCB 23) patrol the streets of Fallujah, Iraq.]]

'''30th Naval Construction Regiment''' is located on Guam. [[Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme]], CA is homeport to the Regiment's battalions.
* [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3]]
* [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4]]
* [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5]]

'''22nd Naval Construction Regiment''' is stationed at [[Naval Construction Battalion Center (Gulfport, Mississippi)]] the homeport to the Atlantic fleet CBs.
* [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1]]
* [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11]]
* [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133]]

'''NCF Reserve'''
From the 1960s through 1991, reserve battalions were designated as "Reserve Naval Mobile Construction Battalions" (RNMCBs). After 1991 "Reserve" was dropped with the integration of reserve units within the NCF making all battalions NMCBs
* Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, HQ Gulfport, MS. detachments in five states and Puerto Rico.
* Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, HQ Port Hueneme, CA., detachments in six states and Guam.
* Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22, HQ Port Hueneme, CA. detachments in five states.
* [[Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25]], HQ Port Hueneme, CA. detachments in six states.
* Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27, HQ Gulfport, MS. detachments in seven states.

'''Detachment:''' A construction crew that is "detached" from the battalion's "main body" deployment site. The size is determined by the project scale and timeline.

'''Battalion:''' The [[battalion]] is the basic NCF unit with a HQ Company plus four Construction Companies: A, B, C, & D. CBs are organized to function as independent self sufficient units.

'''Regiment:''' Naval Construction Regiments (NCRs) provide a higher echelon command to three or four CBs operating on close proximity.

'''Naval Construction Groups 1 and 2:''' In 2013, Seabee Readiness Groups (SRGs) were decommissioned, and re-organized as NCG-1 and NCG-2. They are regimental-level command groups tasked with administrative and operational control of CBs, as well as conducting pre deployment training for all assigned units. NCG-2 is based at CBC Gulfport while NCG-1 is at CBC Port Hueneme.

'''Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Team (SERTs)'''

[[File:US Navy 040414-N-1261P-007 Engineering Aide 2nd Class Oliver Taylor assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seventy Four (NMCB-74) helps secure a sector of a highway after sighting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).jpg|thumb|NMCB-74's Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Team, secure a sector of a highway after sighting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while deployed in central Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).]]

[[Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Team|SERTs]] are the [[Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable)|Special operations capable]] element of the NCF developed by the First Naval Construction Division (1st NCD) in Operation Iraqi Freedom. They are intended to provide engineering assessments in the field in support of the [[United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions]]. A team has two CEC officers and eight enlisted Seabees, augmented by additional personnel as needed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://seabeemagazine.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/04/2003_2.pdf |title=SERT, Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Team, Andrew G. Wright, Engineering News-Record, Seabee Magazine Special Commemorative Double Issue 2003, NAVFAC, Attn: SEABEE Online, Washington Navy Yard, DC, p. 69. |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127121554/https://seabeemagazine.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2016/04/2003_2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> A team has three elements: liaison, security, and reconnaissance. The liaison (LNO) element has an officer and two communications specialists responsible for communicating the assessments and intelligence. Reconnaissance has the other officer, who is the Officer-in-Charge (OIC), a [[Builder (US Navy)|BU]] or [[Steelworker (US Navy)|SW]] [[chief petty officer|cpo]] with bridge construction experience. The team has a [[corpsman]] or medically trained member, the remainder are selected for being the most qualified in their trade. All are required to have the Seabee Warfare pin. In 2013, 1st Naval Construction Division along with SERT's were decommissioned. Today, UCTs performance demonstrate the SERT concept for NECC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seabeedivers.org/history.html|title=History|website=National Seabee Divers Association|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071241/http://www.seabeedivers.org/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>