Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) is a command of 1,300 dedicated men and women who provide specialized facilities engineering, technology solutions, and lifecycle management of expeditionary equipment to the Navy, Marine Corps, federal agencies, and other Department of Defense supported commands. NAVFAC’s only Warfare Center was established in September 2012 and represents the consolidation of the NAVFAC Engineering Service Center, the NAVFAC Expeditionary Logistics Center, the Specialty Center Acquisitions NAVFAC, and the NAVFAC Information
Technology Center. NAVFAC EXWC represents organizations that have a rich and proud history dating back to May 1942, when the Advance Base Depot, Port Hueneme, was established to train, stage, and supply the newly created Seabees; and 1948 when the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL) was established at Solomons, Maryland, for the testing of commercial equipment used by Naval Mobile Construction Battalions. NCEL expanded into a full spectrum research, development, testing and evaluation center and relocated to Port Hueneme, California, in 1950. In 1993, NAVFAC consolidated NCEL with five major components: the Naval Energy and Environmental Support Activity (established in 1980); the Ocean Construction Project Office (FPO-1) and the Shore Electronics Project Office (FPO-2) - both located in Washington D.C.; the NAVFAC Assistant Commander for Engineering and Design; and the Ocean Facilities Program Office. Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC – formerly the Advance Base Depot) with its dual mission as both logistics and mobilization support for the Seabees and host command for base support services, experienced a series of changes. In October 2000, NCBC’s base support mission was realigned to the newly established Naval Base Ventura County, which carries on the proud tradition as the Home of the Pacific Seabees. NCBC’s mission remained dedicated to support the Naval Construction Force and other expeditionary units. In June 2003, NCBC’s name changed to Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center (NFELC) to better reflect the command’s mission to support the Navy Expeditionary Forces. In 2006, with the creation of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) and NAVFAC’s designation as their primary Systems Command, NFELC expanded its role leading Navy expeditionary logistics support. Today NAVFAC EXWC continues the legacy of these organizations with the motto – ANTICIPATE - INNOVATE - ACCELERATE
