Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit THREE ZERO TWO (CBMU-302) of the U.S. Navy was commissioned on March 31, 1967. Along with CBMU-302, sister unit CBMU-301 was also commissioned. The first of their kind since Korean War. The official commissioning ceremony of CBMU-301 and CBMU-302 was held at the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, CA on April 7, 1967 (LT Mel Harper was the first Commanding Officer). On August 16, 1967, CBMU-302's Advance Party of fifty men were deployed to Cam Ranh Bay, Republic of Vietnam (RVN).