SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- NAVFAC Southwest kicked-off Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Nov. 30 with training about the safety program at its Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) Public Works Department (PWD).

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) announced Nov. 7 the selection of Military and Civilian Engineers of the Year for 2018 at NAVFAC, NAVFAC Pacific and Atlantic and each of the nine facilities engineering commands.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The Navy's contractor, AECOM Technical Services Inc., will be conducting a Seismic Survey on properties located in North and South Hallway Valley, and Moanalua Valley from Dec. 10 - 20.

GULFPORT, Miss. (NNS) -- With 2017 marking the 175th anniversary of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the 150th of the Civil Engineer Corps, and the 75th of the Seabees, the Dec. 1 dedication of the Seabee Memorial Plaza at Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport was a fitting finale.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast, in partnership with Gulf Power and Siemens, recently completed a $9.8 million Utility Energy Savings Contract (UESC) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast is proud to announce its 2018 Military and Civilian Engineers of the Year.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a nearly $11 million contract, Nov. 15. to NAS Ventures, a small business out of Columbus, Ohio, for airfield upgrades to Sherman Field to be completed aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic conducted a graduation ceremony Nov. 15 for four students who successfully completed four years of training in the command's apprenticeship program.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific announced the 2018 NAVFAC civilian and military engineer of the year field command award winners, Nov. 7.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Understanding the importance of breast cancer awareness was the first step for two Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic employees currently traveling the breast cancer survival road.

PITI, Guam (NNS) -- Ensuring safety on military construction sites, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas updated Guam contractors on new regulations for munitions and explosives of concern during a Contractors Forum, Oct. 25.

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Approximately 32 attendees from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) graduated the Navy Senior Leadership Seminar (NSLS) at the Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, Oct. 26.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East awarded a $6.5 million contract for major renovations to Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) on board Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 27.

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic named Thomas Norris, P.E. its top engineer Oct. 19 for efforts supporting the command's worldwide mission.

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Ray Bourgeois, associate counsel for land use with Headquarters, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), spoke at Strategic Systems Programs' National Disability Employment Awareness Month event onboard Washington Navy Yard, Oct. 19.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Kenney announced the selection of Petty Officer First Class Alex Srimarit as Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East Fiscal Year 2017 Sailor of the Year Oct. 16.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded a $7.8 million task order, Sept. 26, for the construction and expansion of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center's (MCAGCC) microgrid in Twentynine Palms, Califorrnia.

Jacksonville, Florida (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a more than $54.5 million contract, Sept. 29, to Hensel Phelps Construction Company of Austin, Texas for construction of a new powertrain facility and central energy plant at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- October is Energy Action Month and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast is putting an emphasis on energy conservation during the month-long observation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNS) -- The Department of the Navy (DoN) won Best Military Department and three of its federal employees received individual recognition at the 37th Annual Department of Defense (DoD) Disability Awards Ceremony Oct. 5 at the Pentagon.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded an $11.6 million contract Oct. 1 for custodial services at Naval Medical Center San Diego.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded a $99 million multiple award construction contract (MACC), Sept. 8, for demolition projects at various locations within NAVFAC Southwest's area of responsibility.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East awarded a $7.6 million contract to overhaul two frequency converters on board Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan, September 28.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East is observing Energy Action Month during October

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a more than $8.7 million contract Sept. 29 to Trimark Constructors, LLC, a small business out of Metairie, Louisiana, to replace the Squadron Operations Facility at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded two task orders, totaling over $16 million, Sept. 28, to URS Group, Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina, to repair Navy and Marine Corps facilities that were damaged in Florida and Georgia when Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, Sept. 9 and 10 respectively.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast awarded a $30 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract, Sept. 27, to Prosser, Inc., a small business located in Jacksonville for professional planning and engineering services in NAVFAC Southeast.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $15.5 million contract, Sept. 28, to CRP Contracting, a small business out of Columbus, Ohio, for airfield repairs at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas, and Navy Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Cabaniss, Texas, which lies approximately eight miles west of NAS Corpus Christi.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- Successfully in use for the past two months, Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering Command Hawaii Transportation Division's new mobile, fall arrest system provides employees a safer working environment when performing maintenance on vehicles and equipment above four feet.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a nearly $8.8 million contract Sept. 19 to Cape Environmental Management, Inc. of Norcross, Georgia for construction of the hydrant fuel system at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.

Jacksonville, Florida (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a nearly $14.7 million task order Sept. 18 to CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc., of Englewood, Colorado, for stabilization and repairs to multiple buildings damaged due to Hurricane Harvey at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East awarded a $1.95 million contract to replace a broken transformer on board Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, September 21.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a more than $15 million contract Sept. 15 to CDM Constructors. Inc. of Maitland, Florida for Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Industrial Wastewater Treatment System repairs onboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest hosted a Joint Speed Mentoring Session Aug. 29 in San Diego.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a $17.9 million firm-fixed price contract to Contrack Watts Inc. of Virginia, to construct a Waterfront Headquarters Building on Naval Base Guam.

PITI, Guam (NNS) -- Hawaii researchers are preparing to publish information, sometime this year, based on three years of fieldwork and data collection which assessed juvenile sea turtle behavior in Guam's waters.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) held a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Base Ventura County, Sept. 14.

Jacksonville, Fl. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast dispatched the first of a 17 person Contingency Engineering Response Team (CERT) today to Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West from NAS Jacksonville. The rest of the team will fly down Wednesday, Sept. 13 on a separate flight.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East awarded a $501,748 contract to replace light fixtures with LED lights on board Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan, Sept. 8.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Theater Engagement Engineering celebrated the completion of a seven-story Vietnamese Peacekeeping Training Facility with a dedication ceremony held Aug. 28 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (NNS) -- Members of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast Regional Call Center (RCC) are headed to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Sept. 8, to relocate operations before Hurricane Irma reaches the Jacksonville, Florida area.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast is forming Contingency Engineering Response Teams (CERTs) in preparation of any damage to Naval facilities in the path of Hurricane Irma.

PITI, Guam (NNS) -- Employees of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas donated 255 pounds of nonperishable food goods in the 2017 Feds Feed Families food drive campaign, June 1 - Aug. 31.

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum amount of $40 million to Element Environmental LLC, a small business of Aiea, Hawaii, Sept. 6.

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $12.4 million firm-fixed price contract to Black Construction Corp. of Harmon, Guam, Sept. 6, for the construction of an insulated, pre-engineered, single-story, metal building on Wake Island.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Employees of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific contributed a total of 425 pounds of canned goods and non-perishable food items to the 2017 Feds Feed Families Food Drive Campaign, which ran through Aug. 31.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Capt. Mark Edelson succeeded Capt. John J. Adametz as commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest Sept. 6 in a change of command ceremony held aboard the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum in San Diego.

PITI, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas awarded a $12.8 million contract to Tikigaq Construction LLC, a historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone)-certified small business, for an Air Force facility on Guam.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a $28.5 million firm-fixed price contract to Hensel Phelps Construction Co. of Honolulu, Hawaii for the construction of a power upgrade at Joint Region Marianas, Guam.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a nearly $10.6 million contract, Aug. 30, to Desbuild Inc. of Hyattsville, Maryland, for upgrades to Hangar 124 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract with a maximum amount of $95 million to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. of Los Angeles, Calif. for multi-discipline architect-engineer services in support of the Department of Navy's (DoN) Environmental Restoration Program within the Pacific area of responsibility (AOR).

PITI, Guam (NNS) -- The Navy today reiterated its commitment to the environment following an Aug. 25 contract award for construction of a live-fire training range complex on Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB), Guam.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast dispatched a 12 person Contingency Engineering Response Team (CERT) today to Naval Air Stations (NASs) Kingsville and Corpus Christi, Texas from NAS Jacksonville who will meet up with another 5 person team from Public Works Department Fort Worth out of NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The CERT will evaluate facilities on base that may have received damage from Hurricane Harvey as it passed through the Corpus Christi area.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $78 million firm-fixed-price contract, Aug. 24, to Black Construction Corp. of Harmon, Guam, for the design and construction of a live-fire training range complex at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- NAVFAC's Lt. Andrew Descary represented NAVFAC Southwest as one of 10 engineers who spoke during an Aug. 10 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) event called Evening of Dreaming Big in San Diego.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) safety department conducted an industrial hygiene (IH) survey, Aug. 21-25, as part of the command's ongoing efforts to keep Sailors and civilian professionals safe from the exposures of occupational health hazards.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- If you have used Google Maps, then you already know something about Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a $41.16 million firm-fixed price contract to Contrack Watts Inc., of Mclean, Va. for construction of upgrades to the existing sanitary sewer system at the Naval Base Guam.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a $60.64 million firm-fixed price contract to Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company Inc., of Honolulu, Hawaii for new construction of a communications facility at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH).

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded an $8.8 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract August 14 to KJS MP Joint Venture, LLC, a small business based in Fort Worth, Texas, for base operating support services at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South, Millington, Tennessee.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $235 million maximum, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract, Aug. 17, to Bering Sea Eccotech, Inc. and BERS-Weston Services JVC, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska; Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, Inc. of Martinez, Calif.; and USA Environmental, Inc. of Oldsmar, Fla. for munitions related services for projects located in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS), including international operations within the NAVFAC Pacific and Atlantic areas of responsibility.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $164.89 million contract, Aug. 17, to Granite-Obayashi for services for design and construction of utilities and site improvements for the future Marine Corps Base Guam on Naval Computer and Telecommunications Site (NCTS) Finegayan.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum amount of $30 million to Jacobs Government Services Co., of Fort Worth, Texas.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- The Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) in collaboration with University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), hosted the Problem-based Initiatives for Powerful Engagement and Learning In Naval Engineering and Science (PIPELINES), and Design Challenge Awards, on Aug. 11.

Jacksonville, Florida (NNS) -- As the sun's rays lifted above the calm ocean waters, more than ten members from the Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport's Sea Turtle Patrol Team, gathered together at the north end of the base's beach to inventory and monitor three sea turtle nests August 7.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (NNS) -- At 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 31, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest awarded the largest small business contract in its history.

WASHINGTON – Naval Facilities Engineering Command Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers, Rear Adm. Bret Muilenburg, conducted command visits to NAVFAC Hawaii, NAVFAC Marianas in Guam, and NAVFAC Far East in Japan to tour facilities and meet with installation leadership and public works personnel, July 10-21.

PITI, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas awarded a $7.2 million contract, Aug. 1, to Tikigaq Construction LLC of Alaska for a landfill closure capping system on Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB).

PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- During recent renovations of Building 781-0 aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, the Public Works Department (PWD) Requirements Manager Larry Maxwell was given a plaque that was removed from an interior wall of the building. The plaque indicated the building was dedicated to James H.R. (Jim) Stumbaugh Feb. 27, 1979.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- NAVFAC Southwest commanding officer, executive officer, labor unions, and safety personnel signed the NAVFAC Southwest Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program Management and Labor Commitment Statement July 13 in San Diego.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a nearly $900,000 contract, June 28, to W.W. Gay Fire Protection, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- During April, 2017, Naval Facility Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic began using crane simulators to keep skills sharp.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command's GeoReadiness Installation Geospatial Information and Services (IGI&S) program received the International Special Achievement in Geographical Information System (GIS) award at the annual Esri User Conference.

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) announced the winners of the 2016 Peltier and Perry Awards for the most outstanding active and reserve component naval mobile construction battalions, July 12.

PITI, Guam (NNS) -- Navy divers and local and federal marine biologist divers have been working since June 28 to restore coral accidentally impacted during a military exercise at Jade Shoals in Apra Harbor.

MANGILAO, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas and the Society of Military Engineers (SAME) Guam Post hosted their first science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) camp, July 8.

WASHINGTON - The Navy Facility and Engineering Command Public Works Department implemented their redesigned computerized maintenance management system, Maximo 7.6, on July 5.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a nearly $11 million contract June 29, to Sauer Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida, for the construction of a new Joint Reserve Intelligence Center (JRIC) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) New Orleans.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a nearly $36 million contract June 29, to Hensel Phelps Construction Company of Orlando, Florida, for the construction of a Triton Forward Operating Base Hangar at Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $99 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award design-bid-build construction (IDIQ-MACC) contract to five small businesses June 28 for construction projects in the NAVFAC Southeast area of responsibility, primarily in the Florida panhandle, Mississippi and Tennessee.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- Throughout the month of June, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii has been distributing the Navy's 2017 Water Quality Reports, one for each of its five drinking water systems, to water customers on Oahu and Kauai.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Public Works Department Yokosuka awarded a $5.1 million contract June 26, to retrofit a deteriorated administration building on board Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas Seabees gathered June 20 at Guam Veterans Cemetery to honor the legacy of the late Vicenta Chargualaf Peredo during her annual memorial service.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- NAVFAC Southwest Environmental Core Compliance Program Manager Jeff Waldman and NAVFAC Southwest Natural Resources Specialist Arlene Arnold shared their experiences working temporary duty at Marine Corps facilities in Okinawa during an interview May 10 in San Diego.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific partnered with the United States Force Posture Initiative (USFPI) team to participate in a U.S. Industry Day hosted by the Northern Territory (NT) Government held June 21 at the Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom in Darwin, Australia.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest Command Information Officer James Sullivan was recognized June 19 with a Patriotic Employer award from the California Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, during a presentation at NAVFAC Southwest in San Diego.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest Senior Realty Specialist Lacey Barnhill was presented with a command coin from NAVFAC Southwest Commanding Officer Capt. John J. Adametz June 19 for her technical and customer support to NAS Fallon's Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) program also known as the Encroachment Partnering Program.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest Contract Specialist Jennifer Reece received a command coin from NAVFAC Southwest Commanding Officer Capt. John J. Adametz during a June 5 presentation in San Diego.

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Salvage divers from nine Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) nations and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas environmentalists removed submerged wreckage around Guam, June 12-15, during Diving Exercise (DIVEX) 2017.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Volunteers from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Atlantic turned out June 2, to tackle a really, really dirty job.

WASHINGTON D.C. (NNS) -- Capt. Andrew Hascall relieved Capt. Frederick Burgess III as Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington commanding officer and as Naval District Washington regional engineer during a change of command ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard, May 25.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to an end, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Assistant Operations Officer Lt. Cmdr. Brent Uyehara credits his Hawaii roots for the vast cultural exposure throughout his life and military career.

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas Civil Engineer Corps officers assigned to Naval Base Guam (NBG) Public Works held events and facilities tours May 21-26 for National Public Works Week.

WASHINGTON – Washington Navy Yard service members and civilians from differing backgrounds came together to celebrate Asian Pacific American Islander Heritage Month at the Washington Navy Yard Cold War Museum, May 25.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- During Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Acquisition Program Analyst Tracy Flores credits her Filipino heritage to shaping the person she is today.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Public Works Business Line (PWBL) celebrated National Public Works Week with an educational event, May 24, at its command headquarters on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

YIGO, Guam (NNS) -- Working to create a healthier, more robust ecosystem for Guam, Navy officials recently celebrated a milestone in their efforts to revive the dwindling bird population of Micronesian starlings.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest high voltage electricians (HVEs) expressed their appreciation for the work the command human resources (HR) and public works (PW) staff performed to provide retention incentive pay and HVE special salary rate, with a tour, May 11.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- A ribbon cutting ceremony was held May 5 in Naval Base San Diego to unveil the Navy-Marine Corps Electric Vehicle Fleet at Naval Base San Diego.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a nearly $2.5 million contract May 18 to Solid Structures Inc., a small business based in Brownsville, Texas for design and building of three high explosives magazines at Naval Air Station (NAS), Kingsville, Texas.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East joins municipalities in North America to celebrate National Public Works Week May 21-27.

MANGILAO, Guam (NNS) -- In the spirit of One Guam, the Navy and Guam Power Authority (GPA) signed an agreement, May 16, to develop renewable energy for the island during a ceremony.

FINEGAYAN, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas' newly appointed Marine Corps Activity Guam (MCAG) Public Works Officer (PWO) Lt. Jonathan Kim credits his diverse culture as reason for a successful career.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- NAVFAC Southwest partnered with Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) San Diego May 1 to provide a five day, 40 Hour Fall Protection Competent Person training course to meet Navy and OSHA requirements to train personnel working at heights and exposed to fall hazards.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest in San Diego hosted an industry forum for environmental restoration firms, May 3, to provide a brief overview of an upcoming requirement for a $240 million environmental multiple award contract (EMAC).

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest's Environmental Business Line held a Harbor Cleanup Day April 27 to celebrate Earth Day in San Diego.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest Senior Associate Counsel Van "Paul" Clay was recognized for his legal work at the command from January 2014 to April 2017 with a Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award during an April 26 reception for his retirement.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- NAVFAC Southwest Public Works Business Line Facility Support Contracts (FSC) Product Line Core held their annual Summit April 25 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Chris Petersen is a guy who likes reptiles and amphibians. A lot. Even before he first started his education at Old Dominion University as a biology major, he was fascinated by them. This led to a mentorship with a professor who in turn was working a study in partnership with the Navy, studying timber rattlesnakes in Eastern Virginia.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded $4.5 million geotechnical engineering services architect-engineer contract April 27 to Del Mar Environmental & Construction Services Inc. of Chula Vista, California.

TUMON, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas utility experts participated in the Eighth Annual Island Sustainability Conference hosted by the University of Guam on April 19 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast awarded a $30 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract in Pensacola April 25 to Bullock Tice Associates for professional architectural and engineering services in the NAVFAC Southeast area of responsibility.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii held its annual command awards ceremony April 26, recognizing a total of 63 federal workers - 12 exceptional individuals and five teams.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii presented Electrician Eduardo Lim with the command's Fiscal Year 2016 Safety Star Individual Excellence award at its annual awards ceremony April 26.

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas was named the winner in the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Safety Award Program in the small industrial category for fiscal year 2016, Apr. 22.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific's Environmental Business Line (EVBL) hosted an educational Earth Day event April 20 at its command headquarters.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast Executive Officer Capt. Drew Hascall and NAVFAC Southeast Deputy for Small Business Mark Brock spoke to more than 200 small business owners, April 20 in Jacksonville, Florida.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic honored two of its outstanding employees April 11 for efforts supporting the command's mission.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Two teams were honored April 11 as winners of the 2016 Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic team awards.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- Bed bugs are an equal opportunity pest that does not distinguish between the victim's race, age, wealth, origin, and good or bad housekeeping. The good news is Navy pest control personnel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) have been training up and are ready to use a new heat eradication system to exterminate them.

ST. LOUIS (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Bret Muilenburg, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) and chief of Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), delivered key remarks today at a dedication ceremony honoring Adm. Ben Moreell, founder of the U.S. Navy Seabees at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific announced April 17 the winners of the NAVFAC Pacific Area of Responsibility (AOR) Employee, Supervisor and Team of the Year Awards Program for 2017.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- NAVFAC Southwest Marine Corps Integrated Product Team and Facilities Engineering Acquisition Division at Camp Pendleton attended a groundbreaking for the Communications Information System (CIS) Operations Complex project April 5 in Camp Pendleton.

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- A team of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas environmental specialists and Navy salvage divers safely floated a 26-foot abandoned fiberglass boat on April 5, a result of a One Guam cooperative effort between government of Guam, federal agencies and the Navy.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific recognized 11 graduates April 5 who successfully completed the NAVFAC Leadership Development Program (LDP) and NAVFAC Pacific's Emerging Leader Program (ELP).

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific announced the winners of four individual awards and one team award of employees who will be recognized at the Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board's (FEB) annual awards luncheon April 5.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4) Vice Adm. Phil Cullom announced 30 winners of the fiscal year 2016 CNO Environmental Awards competition in a naval message released March 15. Three North Florida installations were recognized.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East awarded a $6.3 million contract to improve living conditions for unaccompanied sailors at Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan March 22.

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $30 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to Design Partners, Inc. of Honolulu for architect-engineering services March 17.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Navy installations supported by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East won Fiscal Year 2016 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Environmental Awards, the Navy announced March 15.

WAIKIKI, Hawaii (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Commander Rear Adm. John Korka presented NAVFAC's 2017 Peggy B. Craig Lifetime Achievement Award to Irwin Komoda, NAVFAC Hawaii maintenance superintendent, March 4, at the 75th Seabee Anniversary Ball held at the Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast civilians and military personnel participated in the Jacksonville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) 2017 Engineering Career Day, Feb. 24, in Jacksonville, Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast Environmental Business Line Program Manager John Baxter was presented the NAVFAC Enterprise 2017 Civilian Engineer of the Year award, Feb. 17, at NAVFAC Headquarters on the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- NAVFAC Southeast Seabees, civilian employees and guests gathered at the Omni Hotel in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, March 4, for a formal Ball to celebrate the 175th birthday of NAVFAC, the 150th birthday of the Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), and most importantly, the 75th birthday of the Seabees.

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) announced the recipients of the 2017 Peggy B. Craig Lifetime Service Award, March 3.

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas engineers celebrated National Engineers Week from Feb. 20 - 24, by visiting Guam students to talk about the significant contributions of the engineering profession.

TUMON, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas Commanding Officer Capt. Stephanie Jones highlighted command accomplishments over the past year and discussed future plans for military construction during an Engineers Week meeting, Feb. 23.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- NAVFAC Southeast awarded a $21.8 million contract Feb. 27 to Web, LLC, a small business based in Springfield, Virginia, for repairs to the Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Building 3741 and demolition of Building 2741 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific celebrated National Engineers' Week by participating in an educational community outreach event, Feb. 24, at the Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC), Naval Base Ventura County hosted six Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders from the U.S. Naval Research Lab (NRL), Feb. 16, in an effort to increase collaboration between the two organizations.

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) headquarters celebrated National Engineers Week, Feb. 17, with an award presentation ceremony for the command's 2017 Engineers of the Year, held at NAVFAC Headquarters on the Washington Navy Yard.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East is scheduled to celebrate National Engineers Week, Feb. 20-25, by partnering with local Yokosuka base school engineering clubs for activities and tours.

The saying goes "lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place."

The team at Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast doesn't hold to that saying as they collected the coveted 2016 Naval Air Station Jacksonville Captain's Cup trophy Feb. 15, again. It is the second consecutive year the NAVFAC team has claimed victory.

ASAN, Guam (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas Commanding Officer Capt. Stephanie Jones recognized Contract Specialist Roanna Peredo with an induction letter Feb. 2 for her acceptance into the prestigious NAVFAC Leadership Development Program (LDP).

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast dispatched one military and five civilian personnel to Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany, Georgia from Naval Air Station Jacksonville and NAS Pensacola Jan. 25, as part of a Contingency Engineering Response Team (CERT) after a storm system moved through Jan. 21-23 which generated devastating tornadoes.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $6.13 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to Johnson Controls, Inc., Dec. 20.