Welcome to Island X-24
Welcome to Island X-24
About Us
Seabee Veterans
If you are interested in preserving the Seabee legacy, meeting some of our heroes from the past, and remaining in contact with those with whom you have served, please consider joining the Navy Seabee Veterans of America, At Large 24th Battalion (Island X-24). X-24 is composed of former and current enlisted and officer personnel that have served during war and peacetime since 1942 with NMCB 24 or other Seabee units. A downloadable application along with instructions can be found below.
I hope you will join me as a Life Member and help ensure that NMCB 24's proud history is preserved.
2026 Seabee Reunion
Come and join the Battalion 24 family this year for our 56th annual reunion in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The reunion attire this year will be casual with the exception of the banquet dinner, in which Sunday best to Military Dress Uniform is requested.
Hotel: Embassy Suites by Hilton Chattanooga Hamilton Place 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421 USA, The hotel is located off of I-75 at Exit 5 Shallowford Road.
Contracted Room Rate for Wednesday April 29 through Sunday May 3 will be $145 plus 9.25% sales tax and 8% occupancy tax per day. Total per day is $170.01.
**The cutoff date for reservations will be April 1st, 2026. Reservations made for other dates will be at the prevailing rate and depend upon occupancy. The phone number for the Central hotel reservation line is 1-800-362-2779, and the hotel’s direct number is 1-423-602-5100, and remember to refer to the group name “Island X-24 NAVY Seabees”when making your reservation. This is the link for the reunion reservation - https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=CHAHMES&groupCode=CES91N&arrivaldate=2026-04-29&departuredate=2026-05-03&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
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Our history
The 24th Naval Construction Battalion was commissioned on September 4, 1942 at Naval Construction Training Center, Norfolk, Virginia. The battalion served in combat in the Pacific Islands during World War II and was decommissioned at the end of the war in 1945.
The Battalion was re-commissioned as Reserve Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24 on June 1, 1962.
In 1970 the veterans from World War II came together for their first reunion and that tradition has been carried on by the NMCB 24 veterans of the Gulf War in Operation Desert Storm.
NMCB24 was called again to service in 2005 and 2009 for the Iraq War in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The battalion was once again decommissioned on September 15, 2013.
Our mission
It is impossible to describe the bonds that are created from brothers and sisters serving in the military, especially those that have gone to war together. Those who have not served or have not been in a family that has served, will never be able to understand.
Our goal is to keep alive the memories that we have made together and share them from one generation to the next. We accomplish this by setting aside one week each year to come together and renew our friendships, travel, share a meal, and tell our stories again.