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January 29th, 2010 | Seabees The Middle East | Posted by Phil Ewing

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A camera crew from "National Geographic Explorer" interviewed Ensign Eric Julius of NMCB 74 at Camp Leatherneck in September // MC2 Michael Lindsey / Navy

Here are the ingredients for a TV program you can set your watch by: Start with a bunch of Devil Dogs from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit having some fun in the sun over in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, throw in some Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, and get National Geographic there to catch it all on film.

That’s what you can look for out of “National Geographic Explorer: Camp Leatherneck,” which is scheduled to air this Sunday. It’s the product of a visit to the Marines’ little patch of paradise by a Geographic film crew last September, and should have some good Seabee parts, judging by this story:

Mags Miller, a producer for the documentary, said that her directive came shortly after the head of National Geographic visited Camp Leatherneck with the National Security Advisor General James Jones about two months ago. According to Miller, he was absolutely amazed by the camp…

“From what I’ve heard and seen, it’s the Seabees who physically built the berms up and did the billeting in not so secure areas,” Miller said. “Without the Seabees, I don’t think the Marines would be able to have a camp like Leatherneck.”

If you can catch the show when it airs this weekend, come back here and let us know what you thought in the comments.

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Comments

  1. Pete Says:
    February 1st, 2010 at 2:08 am

    Well, there wasn’t a single second about Seabees in the Explorer episode about Camp Leatherneck. I’m rather disappointed.

  2. roberth Says:
    February 7th, 2012 at 2:47 am

    I watched the video and the Marines were well represented. The SeaBees were not mentioned at all. One very short shot of a bulldozer pushing up the berm. One reference to “Engineers” Once again as in the 1960′s SeaBees are the “Invisible Force”
    roberth

  3. Robert Hinckley Says:
    February 8th, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    I watched “Camp Leatherneck” very good video. I did not see any SeaBees, I did not hear the name “SeaBees” and am greatly disappointed that “once again” SeaBees are always left out of any publications. Is the US Navy “ashamed” of the SeaBees??? There is never anything ever said about SeaBees. I am a SeaBee veteran 1962 1966

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