35th Engineer Brigade (United States)
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| 35th Engineer Brigade | |
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 35th Engineer Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia |
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| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States Army |
| Branch | Missouri Army National Guard |
| Type | Combat Engineer |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 35th Infantry Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| Motto | No Task Too Large |
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| Distinctive Unit Insignia |  |
The 35th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army National Guard of Missouri based at Fort Leonard Wood. It is a subordinate unit of the 35th Infantry Division.
Originally constituted as an infantry regiment, the brigade has undergone several changes before reaching its current state. Deployed at least twice during Operation Iraqi Freedom, it is currently serving in the Baghdad area.
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[edit] Organization
As an active army national guard unit, the 35th Engineer Brigade is not a permanent formation, instead only being called upon when needed.[1] It is subordinate to the 35th Infantry Division, which is also a reserve unit.[2]
The brigade currently consists of four engineer battalions as well as several other units, in addition to its Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Special Troops Battalion. These units include the 110th Engineer Battalion based in Kansas City, Missouri,[3], the 1140th Engineer Battalion based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri,[4] the 1138th Engineer Battalion based at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,[5] and the 203rd Engineer Battalion, based in Joplin, Missouri.[6] Additionally, there are several smaller units directly reporting to the brigade, including the 220th Engineer Company, the 880th Engineer Team (HAUL), the 1438th Engineer Company, and the 235th Engineer Detachment.[2]
[edit] History
Originally constituted as the 138th Infantry Regiment in 1928,[7] the unit was reorganized and reconstituted several times, and did not receive its Shoulder Sleeve Insignia until 1984, and its Distinctive Unit Insignia in 1970.[8] The insignia were based on those of the 35th Infantry Division, which has been the commanding unit of the brigade through the entirety of its history.[8]
The unit was relieved on April 15, 1959 from assignment to the 35th Infantry Division; and was concurrently converted and redisignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 101st Replacement Group. It was later reorganized and redesignated on April 1, 1963 as Combat Section, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Command Headquarters, Divisional. It was converted and consolidated 16 January 1968 with the 1135th Ordnance Company.[7]
The 35th Engineer Brigade provides command and control of combat engineer units assigned to I Corps for worldwide missions. It also directs training of Missouri Army National Guards Engineer units to meet US Army readiness standards prior to mobilization. Prepares Missouri Engineer units for State Emergency Duties (SED) for various missions and provides units for task force missions to Joint Task Forces (JTF) conducting missions across the operational continuum.[7]
The 35th Engineer Brigade, was tasked in late 2000, with handling much of the planning pertaining to Operation Alaskan Road. Operation Alaskan Road is a Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Exercise, a USCINCPAC sponsored multi-year exercise spread over a seven-year period, with a US$33-million budget. The project aims to build a two-lane, 14.8 mile road with no more than a 7-percent grade across the island on Annette Island linking Metlakatla to the north side of the island. The project comes as fulfillment of a government promise that was originally made to Metlakatla, home of Alaska's last Indian reservation.[7]
Elements of the brigade saw tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005, assisting the 20th Engineer Brigade in construction and support duties.[9] The unit deployed again to the Baghdad area as part of Multi-National Division-Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007 and 2008.[10] Missions of the brigade have been widely varied, some are humanitarian in nature,[10] others have required the training and use of the brigade's complement of sappers.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ US Army National Guard Units, United States Army. Retrieved 04-10-2008.
- ^ a b 35th Engineer Brigade Homepage: Subordinate Units, 35th Engineer Brigade Staff. Retrieved 04-10-2008.
- ^ 110th Engineer Battalion Homepage, 110th Engineer Battalion Staff. Retrieved 04-10-2008.
- ^ 1140th Engineer Brigade Homepage, 1140th Engineer Brigade Staff. Retrieved 04-11-2008.
- ^ 1138th Engineer Battalion Homepage, 1138th Engineer Battalion Staff. Retrieved 04-10-2008.
- ^ 203rd Engineer Battalion Homepage, 203rd Engineer Brigade Staff. Retrieved 04-08-2008.
- ^ a b c d GlobalSecurity.org: 25th Engineer Brigade, Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 04-12-2008.
- ^ a b The Institute of Heraldry: 35th Engineer Brigade, The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 04-13-2008.
- ^ DefendAmerica.mil, U.S. Army Sgt. Michael J. Carden, Multinational Corps-Iraq Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 04-13-2008.
- ^ a b Multi-National Force: Iraq, Sgt. Henry Bauer, 35th Engineer Brigade. Retrieved 04-10-2008.
- ^ Army Engineer.com News, Capt. Patrick Jenkins, 769th Engineer Battalion, 35th Engineer Brigade. Retrieved 04-10-2008.
