In the process of naval modernization, military development theory, equipment technology level and combat capability are of course the top priority, but naval service support capability is also an indispensable part. Among them, naval engineering construction forces are an important part of service support, but they are often easily overlooked in the public's field of vision. Among the naval engineering forces of the world's military powers, the US Navy's "Seabees" force (SEABEES) is undoubtedly the most representative. The "Seabees" were established in the 1940s. They have been present in almost all expeditionary operations of the US Navy and Marine Corps in the past 80 years. Although the "Seabees" seem to be unknown among the advanced equipment and powerful front-line forces of the US military, their role cannot be ignored. The engineering construction tasks they undertake can be regarded as an important cornerstone of the US Navy's expeditionary deployment.
Behind the construction and development of the "Seabees" force are the characteristics of the US Navy's global deployment. There may be differences in the specific functions of the naval engineering forces of other countries, but their development concepts, organizational characteristics, talent system and action guidelines have valuable reference value for the construction of the service support system of various naval powers. To this end, we have created a special topic called “Navy Engineering Force Behind Global Expeditions”, hoping to unveil the “mystery” of the naval engineering forces, the behind-the-scenes role, with everyone.