Round shaped coin, brass in color, 1 39/64 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • 1st Naval Construction Regiment
  • 1st Naval Construction Division
  • Naval Mobile Constr. Battalion 18
Location
Coin Location: 21K2
Homebase: Fort Lewis, Washington
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C004172

Location: 21K2

Coin: CSM / SGM / 1Sgt

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Narrative

Round shaped coin, brass in color, 1 39/64 inches in diameter.

SIDE 1 - In keeping with their assigned location in the Pacific Northwest, NMCB-18 has adopted a totem as its logo and it appears on all the NMCB-18 coins in the Troop Greeters collection. The totem includes a stylized owl with outstretched wings at the top, the Seabees' "fighting bee" logo in the middle and intermediate blocks portraying the various Seabee missions.

SIDE 2 - Collar device insignia for Chief Petty Officer (E-7), Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8), and Master Chiel Petty Officer (E-9), surrounded by a band which reads, "NAVY CHIEF" above and "NAVY PRIDE" below, further surrounded by a wider band which reads, "LEADERSHIP" above and "HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT" below.

Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 18 (NMCB-18)

In 1991, the Reserve Naval Mobile Construction Battalion was redesignated Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, signifying the integration of the reserve units with the active units of the Naval Construction Force. Today, NMCB 18 is attached to the First Naval Construction Regiment of the Third Naval Construction Brigade. The battalion consists of 14 detachments scattered throughout the Pacific Northwest covering eight states.