The Battalion lost First Sergeant Christopher C. Rafferty in support of (Operation Enduring Freedom). It was amended to correct the spelling of the motto on 4 June 1935. The shield was red for Engineers. The 27th Engineer Battalion (A) rapidly deploys expeditionary combat and general engineer in support of world-wide contingency operations, in order to support maneuver commanders during. The battalion is notable in that it was the only battalion, of any kind, in the history of the United States Army to have entered combat as both an officially designated amphibious and airborne unit (though the Glider Infantry Regiments of the 11th Airborne Division conducted amphibious assaults in World War II). Later, the battalion was detached from the 5th Engineer Special Brigade and moved through Belgium and the Netherlands, supporting the Allied advance. Yes, the 317th was part of the 37th Engineer Group but I cannot tell you if the 299th was part of the group. CSM Deibels awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (4), Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal (1), Meritorious Service Medal (2), Joint Service Commendation Medal (1), Army Commendation Medal (3), Army Achievement Medal (9), Army Good Conduct Medal (7), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal-Campaign Star (1), Iraq Campaign Medal with Arrow Head Device, Iraq Campaign Medal-Campaign Star (4), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (3), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Master Parachutist Badge, Path Finder Badge, Air Assault Badge, Venezuelan Parachutist Badge, Italian Parachutist Badge, Irish Defense Forces Parachutist Badge, Royal Austrian Parachutist Badge, Combat Action Badge, and recipient of the Bronze Order of the De Fleury Medal. 5 talking about this. For this, the battalion received the Meritorious Unit Commendation. The Battalion lost a First Sergeant Christopher C. Rafferty in support of (Operation Enduring Freedom). It sailed to Germany in March 1952 and served there at Harvey Barracks, Kitzingen under the 37th Engr Gp for five years, returning to Fort Lewis in April 1957.Webmaster Note: 40th Command Battalion ; 41st Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug") 42nd Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug") 43rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Vranje) On 4 March 1991, the 3 line companies of the 37th Engineer Battalion, assisted by the 2 teams of the 60th EOD, were each assigned 12 to 14 bunkers to inventory and demolish. On 30 August 1943, the insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion. The 37th Engineer Battalion ("Eagle Battalion"[1]) is an airborne engineer battalion in the United States Army, and currently subordinate to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. For its actions in Iraq, the battalion received the Meritorious Unit Commendation (1st Oak Leaf Cluster). http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ccrafferty.htm, http://paraglideonline.net/092310_news1.html, Coats of arms of U.S. It was amended to correct the spelling of the Motto on 3 May 1935. 10 March 2006 deployed to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) in support of Combined/Joint Task Force 76, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and formed Task Force Eagle, the first US, Joint and Coalition Engineer Task Force in the CJOA. The battalion entered Germany in March 1945, where it remained until its return to the United States in November of that same year. In 2018, he was selected to serve as an Exchange Officer to the 3rd Canadian Division as one of their Plans Officers in Edmonton, Alberta. The battalion entered Germany in March 1945, where it remained until its return to the United States in November of that same year. During World War I, the battalion participated in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force. If you served in 37th Engineer Battalion, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. 17th Armored Engineer Battalion was founded on 1 October 1933 as part of the US Army.First called 17th Engineer Battalion (Heavy Ponton), Motorized.It was renamed on 10 July 1940 to 17th Engineer Battalion (Armored . Engineer Battalions, United States Army Center of Military History, http://web.archive.org/web/20100609010022/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html, http://www.bragg.army.mil/37ENG/Battalion%20History/37TH%20Engineer%20Battalion%20History.htm, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Military units and formations in North Carolina, Engineer battalions of the United States Army, Operation Iraqi Freedom "Liberation of Iraq", Operation Enduring Freedom "Consolidation I", Operation Iraqi Freedom "National Resolution". The rock, taken from the arms of St. Mihiel, and the oak leaves, emblematic of the Meuse-Argonne, indicate the service of the organization in World War I. For its performance, the battalion was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm. The 37th Engineer Battalion was reactivated in the 82d Airborne Division as part of the United States Army new BCT 2020 concept in which each BCT's Special Troops Battalions would be inactivated and reactivated as Brigade Engineer Battalions. After the Invasion of Normandy, the battalion spent several months on the beach unloading troops and equipment, clearing roads, and repairing port facilities. In 2019 he moved to Fort Knox, KY where he served as the Deputy Commanding Officer to 4th Cavalry Brigade, First Army and then as the G-3/5/7 to First Army Division East. It was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Regiment (Combat) on 27 September 1941. The 27th Engineer Battalion (A) rapidly deploys expeditionary combat and general engineer in support of world-wide contingency operations, in order to support maneuver commanders during unified land operations. 13 October 1990 deployed to Saudi Arabia (Operation Desert Shield; Operation Desert Storm). The 37th Engineer Combat Battalion was subsequently assigned to the 5th Engineer Special Brigade and participated in Operation Overlord, landing with the initial waves on Omaha Beach. The following month, the battalion was again inactivated. The brigade was the first in the US Army's Engineer Brigades to be converted to a modular design. Harley, Robert B. 16 August 1987 reactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade. Deployed soldiers received Joint Service Medals and Joint Meritorious Unit Citations (permanent). For this, the battalion received the Meritorious Unit Commendation. It consisted of a shield blazoned with Gules, a rock Argent within a garland of oak leaves and acorns Proper. 37th Engineer Combat Regiment . 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ccrafferty.htm, http://paraglideonline.net/092310_news1.html, Coats of arms of U.S. The 618th ESC (ABN) is the most decorated company associated with the 307th EN BN (ABN). Later, the battalion was detached from the 5th Engineer Special Brigade and moved through Belgium and the Netherlands, supporting the Allied advance. Following the war, the 37th Engineer Regiment was inactivated in March 1919. When calls cannot be answered immediately the MEO professional will respond within 24 hours. The 37th Engineer Battalion was reactivated in the 82d Airborne Division as part of the United States Army new BCT 2020 . Redeployed to Fort Bragg on 11 March 2007. The 37th Engineer Battalion was first activated on 16 January 1918, as 1st Battalion, 37th Engineer Regiment, whose primary function was electrical and mechanical engineering. The Company's capabilities were two-fold. It also gained control of the 102nd Engineer Company (Sapper), 264th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), 738th Engineer Company (Support), 521st Engineer Detachment (Explosive Hazards Coordination Cell), and 539th Engineer Detachment (Explosive Hazards Team). 42nd Engineer Construction Battalion . JTF Eagle elements were also based at Forward Operating Bases Warhorse, Al Asad and Ramadi. The colors of the 37th Engineer Battalion were inactivated again effective 16 September 2010 when the unit was reflagged as the 307th. On 30 August 1943, the insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion. For this, the battalion received the Meritorious Unit Commendation. The Joint Task Force included the 887th Engineer Company (Support), Fort Campbell, KY; 50th Engineer Company (Multi-Role, Bridge), Fort Leonard Wood, MO; the 739th Engineer Company (Multi-Role, Bridge), Granite City, IL; Terrain Team, 70th Engineer Company (Topographic), Schofield Barracks, HI; Air Force Detachment 6 (TACON); Facilities Engineer Team 2 (DS); 732d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and 266th Military Police Company (OPCON), Manassas, VA. Joint Task Force Eagle's mission focused on partnering with Iraqi Army engineers, building capacity, IED defeat operations, construction, bridging, general engineering, and security. It would, on order, deploy by land, sea, and/or air as part of the XVIII Corps combined arms team to conduct combat Engineer operations. The Battalion held a ceremony on Rafferty Field named in his honor after their redeployment back to Ft. Bragg. In addition to standard engineer operations, the battalion repeatedly engaged Taliban and other enemy forces and is credited with over 105 enemy killed. The sapper platoons supported mobility and countermobility combat operations of the divisional engineer units. The 37th Engineer Battalion ("Eagle Battalion"[1]) is an airborne engineer battalion in the United States Army, and currently subordinate to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Update now. Months of preparation and training came to conclusion on 11 May 2001 when the "Bushmasters" of B Company, 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne)were alerted for an early departure from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. He was fatally injured while coordinating a response to a mortar strike July, 21st 2006 in Sharana, Afghanistan. 1st Lt. Meghan Keefe. The distinctive unit insignia was redesignated with description amended on 13 May 1987, for the 37th Engineer Battalion. Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons, further Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army. During World War I, the battalion participated in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force. Army Community Service, U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND, "We Are the Army's Home - Welcome to the 27th Engineer Battalion (Airborne)! CSM Deibel has successfully held leadership positions at all levels from Team Leader to Squadron SGM. Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 November 2013, ROBERT J. DALESSANDRODirector, Center of Military History, Organized 16 January 1918 in the National Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, as the 1st Battalion, 37th Engineer Regiment, Demobilized in March 1919 at Camp Upton, New York, Reconstituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 37th Engineers, Activated 14 July 1941 at Camp Bowie, Texas, Redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 1st Battalion, 37th Engineer Combat Regiment, Reorganized and redesignated 18 March 1943 as the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion, Inactivated 2 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, Redesignated 28 October 1954 as the 37th Engineer Battalion, Activated 16 August 1987 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Inactivated 15 September 2010 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Assigned 17 October 2013 to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2006-2007, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY BEACHES, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN DEC 2005-MAR 2006, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001. CSM Deibels military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Basic Airborne School, Jumpmaster Course, Battle Staff, Explosive Ordinance Clearance Agent Course (EOCA), Enlisted Combat Skills Course, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE), Battalion Pre-command Course/Command Sergeant Major Course (CSMC), Engineer Precommand Course, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. After the Invasion of Normandy, the battalion spent several months on the beach unloading troops and equipment, clearing roads, and repairing port facilities. After the Invasion of Normandy, the battalion spent several months on the beach unloading troops and equipment, clearing roads, and repairing port facilities. Engineer Battalions, United States Army Center of Military History, "37th Engineer Battalion Lineage and Honors", http://www.bragg.army.mil/37ENG/Battalion%20History/37TH%20Engineer%20Battalion%20History.htm, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=37th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&oldid=698920014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Operation Iraqi Freedom "Liberation of Iraq", Operation Enduring Freedom "Consolidation I", Operation Iraqi Freedom "National Resolution". After the Invasion of Normandy, the battalion spent several months on the beach unloading troops and equipment, clearing roads, and repairing port facilities. Early on 2 March 1991, a platoon from Charlie Company, 37th Engineer Battalion arrived at the Khamisiyah ASP as an advance party for the battalion [22]. 2 talking about this. The Iraqis further stated that about 2,160 sarin/cyclosarin rockets were also brought from Al Muthanna in January 1991, and stored in Bunker 73 until a chemical leak was discovered, causing approximately 1100 of the rockets to be moved to the "pit" area in February 1991. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. He was fatally injured while coordinating a response to a mortar strike July, 21st 2006 in Sharana, Afghanistan. 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[1]. 13 October 1990 deployed to Saudi Arabia (Operation Desert Shield; Operation Desert Storm). 11 May 2001 elements attached to the 11th Engineer Battalion and deployed to Kosovo (Operation Joint Guardian) in support of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). On 5 June 2009 deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Official page of the Commander of the 37th Brigade Engineer Battalion 2-82nd Airborne Division. This article incorporatespublic domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "37th Engineer Battalion Lineage and Honors". During World War I, the battalion participated in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force. Months of preparation and training came to conclusion on 11 May 2001 when the "Bushmasters" of B Company, 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne)were alerted for an early departure from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 37th Engineer Battalion was first activated on 16 January 1918, as 1st Battalion, 37th Engineer Regiment, whose primary function was electricaland mechanical engineering. His awards and decorations include the Bronze star (with one oak leaf cluster), the Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (with five oak leaf clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters), the Combat Action Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal. The Fleur-de-lis symbolises service in France during both World Wars. For its actions in Iraq, the battalion received the Meritorious Unit Commendation (1st Oak Leaf Cluster). The 27th Engineer Battalion (A) is located at Fort Bragg, NC and is one offour Battalions that supports the 20th Engineer Brigade. On 1 March 1991, the 2nd Platoon, C Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, in direct support of Task Force 2-505, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, reconnoitered Khamisiyah ASP and concluded that demolition operations would require additional engineer support. The battalion entered Germany in March 1945, where it remained until its return to the United States in November of that same year. The Battalion lost First Sergeant Christopher C. Rafferty in support of (Operation Enduring Freedom). United States Army Center of Military History. Maj. Jason P . The battalion formed the basis of Joint Task Force Eagle Headquartered at Joint Base Balad and composed of over 1000 soldiers and airmen. Deployed soldiers received Joint Service Medals and Joint Meritorious Unit Citations (permanent). 10 March 2006 deployed to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) in support of Combined/Joint Task Force 76, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and formed Task Force Eagle, the first US, Joint and Coalition Engineer Task Force in the CJOA. The 37th Engineer Battalion was officially reactivated as part of the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division on 16 October 2013. . Attached below the shield was a Red scroll inscribed "FORTUNA INFORTUNA FORTI UNA" in Silver. The Rock taken from the Arms of St. Mihiel, and the oak leaves, embelmatic of the Meuse-Argonne, indicated service of the oragnization in World War I. The 37th Engineer Battalion was reactivated in the 82d Airborne Division as part of the United States Army new BCT 2020 concept in which each BCT's Special Troops Battalions would be inactivated and reactivated as Brigade Engineer Battalions. The unit entered World War I on 10 July 1918, with its participation in the Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. [2], Reactivated in January 1941, the regiment underwent mobilization and training in several locations, and was eventually broken up on 18 March 1943, into the 1106th Engineer Combat Group, the 209th Engineer Combat Battalion, and the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion (Amphibious). The Battalion included a Corps Airborne Engineer Company, which was a large company designed to augment divisional assets with light, air assault, and airborne operations. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. 27 September 1994 deployed to Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy). US soldiers from the 37th Engineer Battalion destroyed ammunition bunkers at Khamisiyah in early March 1991. 28 October 1954 redesignated as 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat). A ceremony was held on 15 November 2013 at Fort Bragg, NC, to case the colors of the STB and to uncase the colors and activate the 37th Engineer Battalion ("Eagle Battalion"). 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army Center of Military History, http://www.bragg.army.mil/37ENG/Battalion%20History/37TH%20Engineer%20Battalion%20History.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=37th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&oldid=1076573948, Operation Iraqi Freedom "Liberation of Iraq", Operation Enduring Freedom "Consolidation I", Operation Iraqi Freedom "National Resolution", This page was last edited on 11 March 2022, at 20:03. Redeployed to Fort Bragg on 22 March 2003. Page last modified: The Battalion lost First Sergeant Christopher C. Rafferty in support of (Operation Enduring Freedom). In addition to standard engineer operations, the battalion repeatedly engaged Taliban and other enemy forces and is credited with over 105 enemy killed. The hotline is an additional avenue for Soldiers to anonymously report incidents of MEO and Harassment. On 5 June 2009 deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In addition to standard engineer operations, the battalion repeatedly engaged Taliban and other enemy forces and is credited with over 105 enemy killed. 27 September 1994 deployed to Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy). The light equipment platoon could construct flight landing strips and combat roads and trails. In 2014, LTC Polonkey was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC where he served as the Deputy Division Engineer to the 82nd Airborne Division, the Battalion Operations Officer and Executive Officer to the 127th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), and finally as the Brigade Executive Officer to the 20th Engineer Brigade. 37th ENGINEER BATTALION (EAGLE BATTALION) Organized 16 January 1918 in the National Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, as the 1st Battalion, 37th Engineer Regiment Demobilized in March 1919 at. The battalion served as an echelon above BCT unit assigned to the USF-I EN BDE, operating throughout Iraq with missions focused in northern and western Iraq primarily in support of the 1st BCT, 25th Infantry Division and the 3d BCT, 2d Infantry Division in Diyala, the 1st BCT, 82d Airborne Division in Al Anbar and the 3d Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment in Salah ad Din provinces. The 36th Engineer Brigade is part of the III Armored Corps, and consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company, which is located at Fort Hood, Texas and four Engineer Battalions: 4th Engineer Battalion, 5th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Battalion, and the 62d Engineer Battalion.. 22 March 2003 deployed to Northern Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) in support of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). For its actions in Iraq, the battalion received the Meritorious Unit Commendation (1st Oak Leaf Cluster). The following month, the battalion was again inactivated. 28 October 1954 redesignated as 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat). [2], Reactivated in January 1941, the regiment underwent mobilization and training in several locations, and was eventually broken up on 18 March 1943, into the 1106th Engineer Combat Group, the 209th Engineer Combat Battalion, and the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion (Amphibious). Command Sergeant Major Jesse R. Burleigh is originally from Kennebunk, Maine. By 2007, as part of the modular transformation, the Battalion was reorganized inactivated its A, B, and C Companies and activated a Forward Support Company. [citation needed], The 37th Engineer Battalion was first activated on 16 January 1919, as 1st Battalion, 37th Engineer Regiment, whose primary function was electrical and mechanical engineering. It was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Regiment (Combat) on 27 September 1941. 37th Engineer Combat Battalion . His overseas assignments include the Combat Support Company (CSC), 173rd Airborne Brigade, (Vicenza, Italy), 1/508th Airborne Battalion (Vicenza, Italy), and 1/503rd Airborne Battalion (Vicenza, Italy). The Company was capable of performing horizontal and sapper missions. The sapper platoons supported mobility and countermobility combat operations of the divisional engineer units. JTF Eagle elements were also based at Forward Operating Bases Warhorse, Al Asad and Ramadi. The mission of the 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) was to provide proactive, timely, and essential expeditionary engineer support to the XVIII Corps, the Army, and when directed, joint and special operations forces. Gottschall, John Box 2 Unidentified unit [See: 285 Engi BN] Smolka, Walter T. Box 2 SGT Company B Survey . On 30 August 1943, the insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion. On 30 August 1943, the insignia was redesignated for the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion. During World War I, the battalion participated in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 837th Engineer Battalion: Organized; Company A, 837th Engineer Battalion For its performance, the battalion was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm.[2]. Upon its arrival, the unit found a large number of the local civilians and many animals inside the ASP; many were inside the bunkers as well [23] . On 5 June 2009 deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During World War I, the battalion participated in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force. A ceremony was held on 15 November 2013 at Fort Bragg, NC, to case the colors of the STB and to uncase the colors and activate the 37th Engineer Battalion ("Eagle Battalion"). If arriving on a weekend or holiday, please contact the staff duty desk. The 741st Tank Battalion launched twenty-nine of its thirty-two duplex-drive tanks offshore and immediately lost twenty-seven when they foundered or plunged directly to the bottom of the Channel. The 37th Engineer Battalion was first activated on 16 January 1918, as 1st Battalion, 37th Engineer Regiment, whose primary function was electrical and mechanical engineering. 28 October 1954 redesignated as 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat). The Company was capable of performing horizontal and sapper missions. Following the completion of the Engineer Captains Career Course in 2008, LTC Polonkey served his next three years with the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), first as the Assistant Operations Officer in Fort Belvoir, VA and then as the A Company Commander in Schofield Barracks, HI. Lieutenant Colonel Shawn P. Polonkey is from Monroe, Michigan and received his commission into the Corps of Engineers after his graduation from Eastern Michigan University in 2003. 16 August 1987 reactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade. The Joint Task Force included the 887th Engineer Company (Support), Fort Campbell, KY; 50th Engineer Company (Multi-Role, Bridge), Fort Leonard Wood, MO; the 739th Engineer Company (Multi-Role, Bridge), Granite City, IL; Terrain Team, 70th Engineer Company (Topographic), Schofield Barracks, HI; Air Force Detachment 6 (TACON); Facilities Engineer Team 2 (DS); 732d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and 266th Military Police Company (OPCON), Manassas, VA. Joint Task Force Eagle's mission focused on partnering with Iraqi Army engineers, building capacity, IED defeat operations, construction, bridging, general engineering, and security. 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