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20th Engineer Brigade (United States)

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during eleven campaigns. Units cleared more than one-half million acres (2,000 km) of jungle, paved 500 kilometers of highway, and constructed bridges totaling more than six miles (10 km) in length. As American forces were withdrawing from Vietnam, the brigade was inactivated 20 September
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on a humanitarian mission. The 20th Engineer Brigade was assigned to construct base camps, improve the Haitian infrastructure, participate in humanitarian service projects, and assist with the reestablishment of public services, with a goal of improving overall quality of life within the country.
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engineers, as well as training and assisting the Iraqi Army and provincial engineers in the rebuilding of the infrastructure of Iraq. As of May 2008, the brigade had constructed 10 major bridges and destroyed or captured IED cells in nine of the country's provinces. During the deployment it was
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provided terrain intelligence needs of the brigade's mission. Since that time the brigade and its subordinate units supported the XVIII Airborne Corps, fulfilling critical combat engineer, construction, topographic, and bridging missions. In the wake of February 1976 Guatemalan earthquake, the
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The insignia was originally authorized on 30 June 1967. It was amended on 14 January 1975 to add the blue and white "Airborne" tab. The tab is part of the unit insignia and does not indicate whether an individual soldier is Airborne-qualified. Parachute wings on an individual soldier indicate
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corps-level engineer headquarters for all echelon-above-division engineers in Iraq, providing command and control for general support combat and construction engineer missions across the country. During its deployment, the 20th Engineer Brigade patrolled 57,950 kilometers of roads for
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was added to the brigade. Over the years, the brigade has provided engineer support to XVIII Airborne Corps and other Army commands. In addition to training, it has deployed in support of operations across the entire spectrum of conflict from disaster relief to combat operations.
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The 307th Engineer Battalion, formerly assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, was reactivated effective 16 September 2010 by reflagging the existing 37th Engineer Battalion. In 2014 the 307th was transferred to the 3d Brigade Combat Team of the
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to help with recovery efforts. As requirements and the engineer force structure changed, the brigade inactivated the 548th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Heavy) in 1987 and activated the 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Airborne). In 1989, the
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brigade on 21 June 1974. Assigned as a subordinate command of the XVIII Airborne Corps, which comprised one airborne combat engineer battalion, a heavy construction battalion and four separate companies. Additionally, the
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of Engineers on 3 August 1861, the battalion participated in 10 campaigns during the Civil War. Since that time, unit designations have changed many times as predecessors of the 20th Engineer Brigade have served in the
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Numerous soldiers who have served in the 20th Engineer Brigade have later achieved fame for various reasons, most of them having served the 20th in Vietnam. Former 20th Engineer Brigade soldiers and engineers include
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for the deployment. The brigade was responsible for providing combat, geospatial and general engineering and reconstruction operations in partnership with Provincial Reconstruction Teams, Civil Service Corps,
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on 2 August 1990. The brigade grew to a 7,700 soldier force composed of three groups, ten battalions, four separate companies, and eight detachments in support of XVIII Airborne Corps during
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on 22 August 2005 in Ad Dwar when an explosive device destroyed his vehicle. During its deployment to Iraq, the Unit assumed command of several additional battalions from the
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where it supported American forces for several years and a dozen campaigns. The brigade was deactivated on 20 September 1971, as American forces withdrew from the country.
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 20th Engineer Brigade jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise at Fort Liberty, N.C., 21 August 2006.
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As the organization of the Army changed following Vietnam, the 20th Engineer Brigade was again reactivated at Fort Liberty, North Carolina as an
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On 16 September 2009, the brigade's Airborne status was terminated and the "Airborne" tab on the brigade's shoulder sleeve insignia was removed.
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Reactivated as an airborne brigade on 21 June 1974 at Fort Liberty, NC, the unit has since seen numerous overseas tours, including to
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Airborne-qualification. While the brigade headquarters was on jump status, some subordinate elements were not.
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The brigade again deployed to Iraq for the OIF 07-09 rotation. This time, the brigade was headquartered in
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On 16 August 1950 the brigade was first designated as the 20th Engineer Brigade and activated at
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brigade participated in humanitarian aid and rebuilding efforts of a major highway, CA-9.
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The 20th Engineer Brigade currently consists of two engineer battalions: the Brigade
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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion
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Since 11 September 2001, it has participated in repeated operations in
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The lineage and honors of the 20th Engineer Brigade date back to the
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Though its predecessor units have lineage that dates back before the
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The brigade was called to support the multinational response to the
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Reactivated on 1 May 1967, at Fort Liberty, the brigade deployed to
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After the Gulf War, elements of the brigade were dispatched to
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The brigade participated in the recovery efforts following the
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for what its previous incarnations did during these conflicts.
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Video Available: 20th Engineer Brigade TOA activities (Balad)
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The brigade provided all non-divisional engineer support in
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20th Engineer Brigade soldiers construct a bridge in the
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20th Engineer Brigade Staff. Retrieved 25 January 2008
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In November 2004 the brigade headquarters deployed to
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Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 20th Engineer Brigade
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Multi-National Corps-Iraq Press Release: 18 May 2008
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20th Engineer Brigade insignia, with "Airborne" tab.
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20th Engineer Brigade

United States Army
Combat engineer
brigade
Combat Engineers
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Regular Army
XVIII Airborne Corps
Fort Liberty
North Carolina
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Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Robert B. Flowers
Harold Parfitt
Distinctive unit insignia

beret flash

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combat engineer
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XVIII Airborne Corps
United States Army

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