Brought a rapid demobilization of our armed forces, including the seabees. There were a mere 3,000 down from 125,000 at the height of the war. What happens to these guys . Seabees were originally a temporary organization, but then very quickly they realized, you know what, these guys did a really good job for us and maybe we should keep them around. And so 1947 they became a perfect part of the navy. 25 june 1950, over 100,000 communist north korean troops storm across the 38th parallel, invading the democratic south. On september 15, 1950, seabees of amphibious construction battalion 1st brought the First Marine Division ashore at inchon. Battling treacherous 30foot tides, they built a pontoon causeway and helped land 30,000 of general mcarthurs marines and soldiers. A curious incident occurred. Great seabee train robbery is a piece of seabee lore. As they were landing in inchon, the equipment was backing up because there was nowhere to take it. So the seabees went across enemy lines
Federal Air Marshals serving as members of a Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) Team work at the Los Angeles International Airport recently in preparation for Super Bowl LVI. Photo credit: TSA.