The 219th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade assigned to the 38th Infantry Division of the

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. Soldiers of the 219th Engineer Brigade provide various supportive duties to other Army units, including construction, engineering, and mechanical work on other Army projects. The 219th was originally activated in 2007 as the 219th

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, one of ten other self-sufficient battlefield surveillance brigades that were activated during efforts to reform and modernize the US Army. Its original mission was to improve situational awareness for commanders at

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-level or higher. However, in 2015, battlefield surveillance brigades were declared obsolete. Five out of the ten brigades were reorganized into expeditionary military intelligence brigades. Two were disbanded. The other three were converted into different types of units. In 2016, the 219th Engineer Brigade was activated. Since its activation, the unit has taken part in overseas tours to

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Organization

The 219th Engineer Brigade currently consists of one engineer battalion, one field artillery battalion, and one signal company, with units spread out throughout Indiana. The Brigade

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(HHC) is headquartered at Johnson County Armory,

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, Indiana. The

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is headquartered at

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. 2-150th Field Artillery Battalion is headquartered at

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. The 738th Signal Company is located at

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Past commanders

*COL David N. Vesper *COL Timothy N. Thombleson *COL R. Dale Lyles *COL Steven Hines

References

{{reflist Brigades of the United States Army National Guard Engineer Brigades of the United States Army