NewsJuly 7, 2002
Seabees pulling out of Philippines
MALUSO, Philippines -- At least 80 U.S. Navy Seabees were pulled out of the southern Philippines after finishing their work in support of a six-month counterterrorism training exercise, a Navy officer said Saturday. Lt. Bill Siemer, an officer with the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion deployed in Maluso town, on Basilan island, said the Seabees were sent back to their home base in Kadena, Japan, on Thursday...
The Associated Press
MALUSO, Philippines -- At least 80 U.S. Navy Seabees were pulled out of the southern Philippines after finishing their work in support of a six-month counterterrorism training exercise, a Navy officer said Saturday.
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Lt. Bill Siemer, an officer with the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion deployed in Maluso town, on Basilan island, said the Seabees were sent back to their home base in Kadena, Japan, on Thursday.
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