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412th Engineer Command (United States)
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The 412th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) is a United States Army Reserve
unit that conducts theater-level engineer operations for Eighth U.S. Army, Korea; U.S. Army Europe; and U.S. Army Pacific, supports continental U.S. – based engineer requirements as directed, and is prepared to participate in Joint and Combined regional contingency operations.
As an operational command, the 412th has 3 brigades and 96 other assigned units with approximately 10,000 Soldiers located throughout the southeast and northeast U.S. These units include the 926th Engineer Brigade
, 411th Engineer Brigade
, 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, and the 314th Press Camp Headquarters.
The Command was formed in the Organized Reserves in 1923, and served in World War II, earning the Meritorious Unit Commendation. In the 1990s, the 412th participated in Operation Joint Endeavor and Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia and Kosovo, and as part of the Hungary Joint Task Force East in several former Warsaw Pact
and Soviet countries.
412th Soldiers have assisted with construction missions and supported joint exercises in Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and the Marshall Islands. During the East Timor crisis in 2002, Soldiers from the 412th provided engineer support to the UN.
The 412th headquarters has deployed numerous detachments since the beginning of the Global War on Terror
. In 2003, a detachment deployed as the Engineer Section for the Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe. In 2004, the CG and a small detachment supported the Multi-National Force in Baghdad
. In 2005, the 412th deployed a design management section to support the 130th Engineer Brigade in Iraq. In 2006 and 2008, the 412th deployed task forces to augment the Gulf Region Division of the Corps of Engineers in Iraq. Currently, more than 800 of its Soldiers have deployed to Iraq. In 2009–2010, DCP 1 deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 412th provided engineering and logistical support for hurricane relief after Hurricane Katrina
and Hurricane Rita
devastated the Louisiana
and Mississippi
coasts in the late summer of 2005.
Organized in November 1924
Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 372nd Engineer General Service Regiment.
Ordered into active military service 20 December 1942 at Camp Claiborne
, Louisiana
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Departed CONUS
14 August 1943
Arrived in England on 21 August 1943
Deployed to France 9 October 1944, and immediately entered Rhineland Campaign already in progress.
Unit disengaged from Rhineland Campaign to support Ardennes-Alsace Campaign on 16 December 1944.
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign concluded on 25 January 1945, and Unit resumed engagement in Rhineland Campaign.
Rhineland Campaign concluded on 21 March 1945
Unit engaged in Central Europe Campaign
on 22 March 1945
Unit Invaded Germany on 4 April 1945
Central Europe Campaign
concluded on 11 May 1945
Returned to CONUS
on 2 July 1945, and located at Fort Belvoir
, Virginia
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Unit located at Fort Belvior on 14 August 1945
Unit Inactivated 25 October 1945 at Fort Belvoir
, Virginia
Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company activated 14 November 1947 at Missoula, Montana
Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps
Unit Inactivated 11 February 1949 at Missoula, Montana
Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company redesignated 3 May 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 412th Engineer Brigade, and activated at Vicksburg, Mississippi
Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve
Unit Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 412th Engineer Command
Elements ordered into active military service in stages between 17 May 1996 and 1 December 1996 at Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Unit Released from active military service 10 February 1997 and reverted to reserve status
Elements ordered into active military service in stages between 2003 and 2010 in support of the Global War on Terror
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....
unit that conducts theater-level engineer operations for Eighth U.S. Army, Korea; U.S. Army Europe; and U.S. Army Pacific, supports continental U.S. – based engineer requirements as directed, and is prepared to participate in Joint and Combined regional contingency operations.
History
The 412th Engineer Command provides theater-level engineer support to the Combatant Commander in the event of a contingency operation. It is designed to command hundreds of engineer units and thousands of Soldiers in a war fighting capacity. The Command has historical training relationships in the Pacific and European theaters, and provides direct support to the Eighth US Army in Korea. The Command also is the Army Reserve’s Executive Agent for Operation Sand Castle at Fort Irwin, CA, which is a 10-year urban terrain construction mission for engineer units conducting their Annual Training. Prior to mobilization, the 412th ENCOM is under operational control of the Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.As an operational command, the 412th has 3 brigades and 96 other assigned units with approximately 10,000 Soldiers located throughout the southeast and northeast U.S. These units include the 926th Engineer Brigade
926th Engineer Brigade (United States)
The 926th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army. Recently transformed from a group sized unit, the 926th returned from a tour in Iraq in late 2008.-Lineage:...
, 411th Engineer Brigade
411th Engineer Brigade (United States)
The 411th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army headquartered in New Windsor, New York. It is a major engineer command of the United States Army Reserve, and is only called upon when needed....
, 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, and the 314th Press Camp Headquarters.
The Command was formed in the Organized Reserves in 1923, and served in World War II, earning the Meritorious Unit Commendation. In the 1990s, the 412th participated in Operation Joint Endeavor and Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia and Kosovo, and as part of the Hungary Joint Task Force East in several former Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...
and Soviet countries.
412th Soldiers have assisted with construction missions and supported joint exercises in Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and the Marshall Islands. During the East Timor crisis in 2002, Soldiers from the 412th provided engineer support to the UN.
The 412th headquarters has deployed numerous detachments since the beginning of the Global War on Terror
War on Terror
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
. In 2003, a detachment deployed as the Engineer Section for the Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe. In 2004, the CG and a small detachment supported the Multi-National Force in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. In 2005, the 412th deployed a design management section to support the 130th Engineer Brigade in Iraq. In 2006 and 2008, the 412th deployed task forces to augment the Gulf Region Division of the Corps of Engineers in Iraq. Currently, more than 800 of its Soldiers have deployed to Iraq. In 2009–2010, DCP 1 deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 412th provided engineering and logistical support for hurricane relief after Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
and Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005...
devastated the Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
and Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
coasts in the late summer of 2005.
Subordinate units
- 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
- 411th Engineering Brigade
- 314 Public Affairs Operations Center
- 926th Engineering Brigade
Lineage
Constituted in July 1923 in the Organized Reserves as the 372nd Engineer Regiment.Organized in November 1924
Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 372nd Engineer General Service Regiment.
Ordered into active military service 20 December 1942 at Camp Claiborne
Camp Claiborne
Camp Claiborne was a U.S. Army military camp during World War II located in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana. The camp was under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Eighth Service Command, and included 23,000 acres ....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
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Departed CONUS
Conus
Conus is a large genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, with the common names of cone snails, cone shells or cones. This genus is placed in the subfamily Coninae within the family Conidae. Geologically speaking, the genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent ...
14 August 1943
Arrived in England on 21 August 1943
Deployed to France 9 October 1944, and immediately entered Rhineland Campaign already in progress.
Unit disengaged from Rhineland Campaign to support Ardennes-Alsace Campaign on 16 December 1944.
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign concluded on 25 January 1945, and Unit resumed engagement in Rhineland Campaign.
Rhineland Campaign concluded on 21 March 1945
Unit engaged in Central Europe Campaign
Central Europe Campaign
After crossing the Rhine the Western Allies fanned out overrunning all of western Germany from the Baltic in the north to Austria in the south before the Germans surrendered on 8 May 1945. This is known as the "Central Europe Campaign" in United States military histories.By the early spring of...
on 22 March 1945
Unit Invaded Germany on 4 April 1945
Central Europe Campaign
Central Europe Campaign
After crossing the Rhine the Western Allies fanned out overrunning all of western Germany from the Baltic in the north to Austria in the south before the Germans surrendered on 8 May 1945. This is known as the "Central Europe Campaign" in United States military histories.By the early spring of...
concluded on 11 May 1945
Returned to CONUS
Conus
Conus is a large genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, with the common names of cone snails, cone shells or cones. This genus is placed in the subfamily Coninae within the family Conidae. Geologically speaking, the genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent ...
on 2 July 1945, and located at Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Originally, it was the site of the Belvoir plantation. Today, Fort Belvoir is home to a number of important United States military organizations...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Unit located at Fort Belvior on 14 August 1945
Unit Inactivated 25 October 1945 at Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Originally, it was the site of the Belvoir plantation. Today, Fort Belvoir is home to a number of important United States military organizations...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company activated 14 November 1947 at Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps
Unit Inactivated 11 February 1949 at Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company redesignated 3 May 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 412th Engineer Brigade, and activated at Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...
Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....
Unit Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 412th Engineer Command
Elements ordered into active military service in stages between 17 May 1996 and 1 December 1996 at Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...
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Unit Released from active military service 10 February 1997 and reverted to reserve status
Elements ordered into active military service in stages between 2003 and 2010 in support of the Global War on Terror
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.
- Description: On a round-bottomed shield 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm) in height overall, within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border a vertical blue bar concave on each side on a white field; across the center of the shield two horizontal red bars the upper one with three crenellations upward and the lower bar with four crenellations downward.
- Symbolism:
- Scarlet and white are the Engineer's colors.
- The blue area denotes the Mississippi Valley affiliation and the crenellated red bars are reminiscent of the Engineer's castle, alluding to bridges and construction for which the Corps of Engineers is responsible.
- Background:
- The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 412th Engineer Brigade on 8 November 1967.
- It was redesignated for the 412th Engineer Command on 5 February 1968.
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 (2.86 cm) inches in height overall consisting of a modified white keystone bearing throughout a vertical blue bar concave on each side charged with a white fleur-de-lis within; overall, a gold wreath, enclosing all, at the top a gold castle wall with three projections, and a red scroll inscribed at the sides and base "BUILD TO SERVE" in gold letters.
- Symbolism: Scarlet and white are the colors for the Corps of Engineers. The fleur-de-lis within the laurel wreath refers to the historic World War II action for which the organization was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, European Theater; and the embattled castle wall connotes the construction responsibilities of the Engineers.
- Background: The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 May 1975.
Campaign participation credit
- World War II:
- Rhineland,
- Ardennes-Alsace,
- Central Europe
- War On Terror:
- To Be Determined.
Decorations
- Meritorius Unit Commendation (Army) Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATERMeritorious Unit CommendationThe Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions....
- War on Terrorism
- Army Superior Unit Award – Order #: 308-04 – Period of Service: 1 July 2006 to 1 October 2007