Entrance to the museum.

Red glittered desert boots, sent to Chief Pierce by SW1 English in the last care package before returning home.

Timber towers were built by the Seabees for observation in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Taxidermy penguin from McMurdo Sound, Antartica. Bunny boots kept the Seabees warm in Antartica with one inch of wool felt insulation.

The Seabees constructed a nuclear plant in Antartica for the National Science Foundation.

Green wool mittens kept the Seabees hands warm in Antartica.

NEMO, or Naval Experimental Manned Observatory, made 671 dives in the Bahamas and off the California coast.

The big windows in the museum.

Beret worn by the Serbian military facing Kosovar-Liberation Army forces, and paramilitary patch of the KLA.

Children's area with gears, electronic projects, magnets, and trucks.

Italian currency and costumed doll from Belgium.

The US embassy door in Russia that was removed by the Seabees after hundreds of listening devices were discovered in the building materials.

Displays in the museum.

Pacific Islanders taught the Seabees how to make shell necklaces.

Kepi belonging to a senior officer of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Tabi boots worn by the Japanese in WWII were quiet, flexible, and provided grip on slippery surfaces.

Aurelio Tassone, of the 97th Naval Construction Battalion, used his bulldozer in the Solomon Islands to help in the battle against the Japanese.

Items made of ivory, collected during WWII.

German 3.7cm Pak Antitank Gun, used until mid-1941, when thicker armor on British, French, and Soviet tanks halted its effectiveness.

The logos of various battalions.

Model of Landing Ship Tank, or LST, used for transporting construction supplies needed by the Seabees.

Exhibit about Operation Torch (North Africa), Operation Husky (Sicily), and Operation Avalanche (Italy).

Berber jewelry box purchased in North Africa, and fez worn by the French Morocco Colonial Forces with tassel color depending on wearer's rank.

US Navy Mark 5 Deep Sea Suit. These were used between 1916 and 1984 to protect divers from contaminants and cold.

Fighting Seabees recruitment movie featuring John Wayne. The movie was shown in towns before the arrival of the recruitment truck.

Diorama on WWII recruitment truck showing people what this new branch of the Navy, the Seabees, do during a complete landing operation.

The HUMVEE was replaced with the MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle, which protects troops from Improvised Explosive Devices and has saved many lives.