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Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 302 of the US Navy was commissioned on March 31, 1967. Along with CBMU-302, sister unit CBMU-301. The first of their kind since Korean War. The Official commissioning of CBMU-301 and CBMU-302 was held at Port Hueneme, Ca., and deployed to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. The Battalion was waiting for the arrival of their units building supplies, vehicles and construction equipment that was being shipped to them. April of 1972, CBMU-302 Deployed to Subic Bay, Pi. to US Navy Base Subic Bay. CBMU-302 served Subic Bay Naval Facility with construction, maintenance and served the local communities with civic action projects and education programs.

CBMU-302 constructed Camp Jefferies to support Construction Battalion Detachments deployed to the Subic Bay and Cubi Point Naval complex. Camp Jeffries was closed March 1982. The Seabee motto is 'Can Do'

Vietnam Deployments
The first teams deployed were called Details or 'Dets' The following is a list of locations and which Corp Tactical zone it is   is located in.

Detail               Location          Region * Det. Alpha   Qui Nhon     2 * Det. Bravo   Nha Trang    2 * Det. Charlie Cat Lo       3 * Det. Delta   Dong Tam     4 * Det. Echo    Sa Dec       4 * Det. Foxtrot Binh Thuy    4 * Det. Golf    Cam Ranh Bay 2 * Det. Hotel   An Thoi      4 * Det. India   Ben Luc      4 * Det. Sierra  Nha Be       3 * Det. Sparks  Nha Trang    2 * Det. Juliet  Dong Tan     4

Starting in 1970, President Richard M. Nixon started the Vietnamization program. This resulted in the creation of CBMU 302s creation of the Dependent Shelter Construction Program. To accomplish this large task the Navy reassigned sailors from the Fleet. These men came from ships, shore installations, Air stations, etc. They were assigned to detachments called Navy Construction Action Teams or NAVCATs. With the decommissioning of CBMU-301, Some of their men wanted to remain in   Vietnam to finish out their assignment. Some of their unfinished projects were turned over to CBMU-302. The following is a   list of locations and which Corp Tactical zone it is located in.

Team               Location                   Region * NAVCAT 1   Da Nang                       1 * NAVCAT 2   NSF - Cam Ranh Bay            2 * NAVCAT 3   VNNTC - Cam Ranh Bay          2 * NAVCAT 4   Thu Doc                       3 * NAVCAT 5   Ben Luc                       4 * NAVCAT 6   An Thoi                       4 * NAVCAT 7   Dong Tam                      4 * NAVCAT 8   Cuu Long                      1 * NAVCAT 9   Nha Trang                     2 * NAVCAT 11  Hon Khoi                      2 * NAVCAT 12  Binh Ba Is./ Cam Ranh Bay     2 * NAVCAT 13  Rach Dua/ Chu Lai             2 * NAVCAT 14  An Khan                       3 * NAVCAT 15  Qui Nhon                      2 * NAVCAT 16  NAF Cam Ranh Bay/ Block Plant 2 * NAVCAT 17  Rach Soi                      4 * NAVCAT 18  Saigon/ Block Plant           3 * NAVCAT 19  Thuan An/ Tan My Is. 2     * NAVCAT 20   Nam Canh                      4 * NAVCAT 21  Cou La Rae Is. * NAVCAT 22  Chu Moi                       4 * NAVCAT 23  Poulo Obi                     3

Commanding Officers

 * Lt Melvin H. Harper, CEC, Mar 1967 - Sept 1968,Cam Ranh Bay, RVN
 * LCDR Herman. W. Filbry, CEC, Sept 1968 - Aug 1969,Cam Ranh Bay, RVN
 * LCDR Heywood H. Harrell, CEC, Aug 1969 - Aug 1970,Cam Ranh Bay, RVN
 * CDR Henry Keppel, CEC, 1970-1971, Cam Ranh Bay, RVN
 * CDR. D. Gordan Wilson, CEC, Jul 1971 -Feb 1972, Bien Hoa, RVN
 * Lt. Walter Tomiak, CEC, 1972 Feb 1973,  Bien Hoa, RVN
 * Lt. James W. MacLaughlin, CEC, 1973 – 1975, Camp Jefferies, Subic Bay, Pi.
 * Cpt. William Davis, CEC, 1978- 1979, Camp Jeffries, Subic Bay, Pi.
 * Lt. Douglas K. Ault, CEC ,1979-1981, Camp Jeffries, Subic Bay, Pi.
 * Lt. Samual S. Williams, CEC, 1981 – 1983,Camp Jeffries, Subic Bay, Pi.
 * Cpt. R. J. Clark, CE, 1985-1987, Camp Jeffries, Subic Bay, Pi.
 * Lt. M. R. Libonate, CEC, 1990- 1992 , Camp Covington, Guam
 * Keith S. Hamilton, CEC, 1994 – 22 Jul 1994, Camp Covington, Guam

Unit Awards

 * Navy Unit commendation with 2 Stars(3 Awards)
 * Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with Bronze Star(2 Awards)
 * Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Gallantry Cross
 * Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Citation Civic Action Medal
 * Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon (11 Campaigns)
 * Vietnamese Service Ribbon with 2 Silver Stars (11 Campaigns)
 * Joint Meritorious Unit Award
 * Expeditionary Medal
 * National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star(2 Awards)
 * Humanization Service Medal with Bronze Star(2 Awards)
 * Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with Silver star Bronze Star(7 Awards)
 * Overseas Service Medal with 2 Silver stars and 4 Bronze Stars (15 Awards)
 * Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation

Reference

 * CBMU-302 History, CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation, copyright 2001/ cruise books, etc.
 * Navy Seabees in Vietnam

Reading Material
•	Southeast Asia: Building the Bases the History of Construction in Southeast Asia by Richard Tregaskis, ISBN 9781456317799, 2010 copyright by Binhhamus Press, 2010 Edition. CBMU-302 material can be found on pages 172, 358, 436.