Fighting Seabee Award Recipients

2024

EO1(SCW/EXW/AW) Raymond Tam, NMCB 4

For exhibiting outstanding contributions in perpetuating the legacy of accomplishments and traditions of the Seabees past, present, and future while serving as assistant officer in charge of detail Palau, waterfront construction bravo company platoon chief, and command crane program manager for US Naval mobile construction battalion FOUR from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024.  Equipment operator first class Raymond Tam demonstrated outstanding leadership in the performance of his duties, boldly driving the naval construction force’s readiness for major combat operations.  He empowered and led his company to carry out training objectives across full spectrum training aligning with required operational capabilities executing 540 man-days towards battalion homeport operations, unit driven training and construction training exercises.  As assistant officer in charge for the 2024 INDOPACOM deployment, he stepped into a multi-faceted position and never missed a beat.

2023

CM1 Rodney H. Paris

While serving as logistics department leading petty officer for SEAL Team 5 from Oct 2022 to Sep 2023, CM1 Paris made extraordinary contributions to mission operations, critical life support, and sustainment of special operations camps in support of missions in the Arabian Peninsula.  He led 10 sailors and 12 DoD contracted personnel in the planning and execution of 36 camp sustainment and infrastructure upgrade projects valued at $3.8 million. This included, installation of a hardened ammunition supply point and fueling supply point; construction of two 1,600 square foot maintenance facilities; perimeter lighting, security gates, and a 30-foot tower to counter unmanned aerial systems.  His efforts greatly improved the security of and response time for forward deployed forces.  He also led the embarkation retrograde for 70 flights when the Team redeployed. CM1 Paris’ accomplishments, perseverance, and steadfast devotion to duty reflected great credit on himself and contributed significantly to perpetuating the Seabee legacy.

2022

CM1(SCW/EXW/DV) Joshua H. Embry

As UCT 2’s construction dive detachment ALFA’s project supervisor, he led a diverse team of more than 40 Seabees, Marines, and Sailors constructing high visibility waterfront projects.  A roll-on roll-off ramp that will serve as the main loading/off-loading point for all logistic shipments between Tinian and Saipan and the landing of critical underwater cables onto Diego Garcia to support the US and UK defense mission there.

Joining forces with the Republic of Korea and Armed Forces of the Philippines, he provided instruction on US underwater construction tactics and techniques to ensure our partner nations remain interoperable allies for waterfront construction projects.