SECNAV visits 30th NCR & receives a gift

The Secretary of the United States Navy, Donald C. Winter, visited the SeaBees in Iraq.

The Secretary of the Navy visited Camp Fallujah for a visit during the Thanksgiving season. He was presented a gift by the SeaBees!

Imagine our surprise......

The Secretary of the United States Navy was presented a NJ FMBA t-shirt!

Desert Buzz

We saw an article in the December 2007 issue of the "Desert Buzz". The Desert Buzz is an online publication of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, designed to keep family members informed of the SeaBees activities.

The New Jersey FMBA made the December 2007 issue!

And The Winner Is......

The results are in and......

Alan humbly notified us with the following email on January 11, 2008.

Hi there,
Today I was awarded
the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
for being selected as the
Fleet Forces Command
Religious Program Specialist of the Year.

I thought you would enjoy a few pictures from today.

Our heartfelt congratulations to RP1 Alan Grown of the 30NCR serving with the Seabees in Iraq. Alan was named the RP (Religious Program Specialist) of the entire Navy.

After dealing with Alan for the past few months we can understand how this dedicated and faithful man was chosen for this high honor.

Alan, all the best to you!

Congratulations for Being Nominated

We received the following email from RP Alan Grow of the 30 NCR, Seabees:

Well everyone I thought I would keep in the loop
of whats going on with me.
Here are the results from the RP of the Year for Fleet Forces
Command.

Here soon we should find out if I am selected for
RP of the Year
for the entire Navy.

I hope everyone is doing great and
I hope you have a
Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.

RP1 (FMF) Alan Grow
30 NCR Main Body
FPO AP 96601-1701

Alan was notified with the following message:

DEC 07
ZYB PSN 818204K23 FM COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA//
N01//

TO ALFLTFORCOM INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//
N097 // BT UNCLAS MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/

COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA//

SUBJ/U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND OUTSTANDING RP OF THE YEAR RESULTS// REF/A/ MSGID:RP OF YEAR PROGRAM/

CHIEFOFCHAPLAINSINST 1650.27A/-//

POC/RPCM(SW) J. THOMAS/FLEET RP/
UNIT:US FLEET FORCES COMMAND /
NAME:NORFOLK VA/TEL:757-836-5504//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/

1. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS (RP) SERVING IN U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND WHO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR FLEET AND WHO WERE NOMINATED FOR THIS HONOR.

2. THE SELECTEES FOR U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND FY 07 OUTSTANDING RP OF THE YEAR ARE RP1(FMF) ALAN GROW OF THIRTIETH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT WHO WAS SELECTED AS THE SENIOR SHORE OUTSTANDING RP OF THE YEAR AND RP3 ADONIS ALBIA OF THE OPERATIONAL MINISTRY CENTER NORFOLK WHO WAS SELECTED AS THE JUNIOR SEA OUTSTANDING RP OF THE YEAR.

PAGE 02 RUCBCLF7903 UNCLAS RP1(FMF) GROW IS CURRENTLY FORWARD DEPLOYED IN IRAQ AND RP3 ALBIA IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED IN USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56).

3. CONGRATULATIONS TO RP1(FMF) GROW AND RP3 ALBIA FOR THEIR SUPERB CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NAVY MISSION AND OUTSTANDING PROVISION OF QUALITY RELIGIOUS MINISTRY SUPPORT.

// BT #7903 NNNN

They Like Them, They Really Like Them!

T-shirts for Troops had six Seabees t-shirts that it sent to RP1 (FMF) Alan B. Grow of the 30th NCR Religious Ministry Team at Camp Fallajuah. These shirts were just a preview of the 200 shirts that the Franklin Township First Responders were sending for the Seabees.

Well imagine our surprise when we received the following email from PR1 Alan Grow of the Religious Ministry Team. This is Alan's third tour in Iraq. He wrote:

We got the first box in today and as soon as I opened it

you thought gold fell out!

I thought I was going to need to have body guards!

The Seabees loved the T-shirts.

Thank you for all the support

and tell the

New Jersey Fire fighters thank you for us!

It is an honor to serve you.

I will make sure when the next box comes in to get

some pictures taken

so we can get them out to you.

We have a softball tournament coming up

& if they come in in time

we will wear them.

We are sure Jeanne Campbell and the Franklin Township First Responders will be hearing from RP1 Alan Grow and his Seabees!

US Naval Seabees' Camp Knott, Fallujah

T-Shirts for Troops sent over 200 shirts to the US Naval Seabees. The shirts were distributed to NMCB 28, Delta Detachment Camp Knott, Fallujah, Iraq.

The Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28's route repair team work nights to repair holes caused by IED's in main supply routes of the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. Approximately 60 miles of road are repaired regularly by NMCB 28's MSR/ASR repair teams.

The holes are filled with buckets of Pave Mend; a quick drying concrete patch mixed on site and marked with stamps and spray paint so that military and coalition forces traveling the route recognize the repairs as legitimate.

NMCB 28's team continues to help keep the roads safe for military forces and civilians.

Lt. Commander Chaplin Ron Cooley, currently serving at Camp Fallujah, generously distributed the t-shirts. Chaplain Cooley wrote in an email:

The group photos are of
NMCB 28, Delta Detachment
Camp Knott, Fallujah, Iraq.

While all 200 shirts were distributed
the Seabees' work schedule
has most of the Company working projects

throughout Al Anbar province day and night,
however
these Seabees wanted you to know
how much they appreciated your thoughtfulness
in providing the T-shirts
and
your organization's support.

One of our First Class Petty Officer
asked me to pass along her appreciation:

To FMBA (New Jersey Firefighters),
I wanted to say
"Thank You"

for taking the time to design,
print and distribute these
awesome looking t-shirts.
I will proudly wear my FMBA t-shirt.
Thanks again
for your time, effort and dedication
in support of the Seabees.

Ooh Rah!!


For more information on how your Fire Department can get involved send an email.

Seabees Receive FBMA T-Shirts

Two hundred T-shirt for Troops were received by the Navy Seabees currently serving in Iraq.

The Seabees are the Construction Battalions of the Navy. The Seabees are building bases, bull dozing and paving thousands of miles of roads and airstrips and accomplishing a variety of projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A few members of the 30NCR are also firefighters from Buffalo, New York.

Lt. Commander Chaplain Ron Cooley, currently station at Camp Fallujah, Iraq sent the following email after distributing the T-shirts:

These Seabees
are part of our 30NCR staff
and are Mobilized Reservists
who serve
as full time or volunteer firefighters
back home.
All were excited for the opportunity to

participate in the photo as a way of saying
"Thank you."

Most Sincerely,

Chaplain Ron Cooley

LCDR R. A. COOLEY, CHC, USN

Regimental Chaplain

30TH NCR (FWD)

Camp Fallujah, Iraq

T-Shirts to the Seabees

Two hundred T-shirts were sent to United States Navy Seabees currently serving out of Camp Fallujah in Iraq. The SeaBees are the construction Battalions of the US Navy. The SeaBees build bases, airstrips and pave miles of roadways in Iraq and Afghanistan. Seabees have also assisted in the rebuilding of Iraq, constructing schools, homes, and electrical power plants.

Chaplain Cooley at Camp Fallujah graciously agreed to distribute the shirts to this elite, hard working group of soldiers. Hopefully pictures will follow shortly!