The 372nd Engineer Brigade is a

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of the

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based in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Recently converted from the 372nd Engineer Group which traces its lineage back to

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, the brigade was activated on 16 September 2008. It is a

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formation and is subordinate to the 416th Theater Engineer Command out of Darien, Illinois.

Organization

The brigade is a subordinate unit of the 416th Theater Engineer Command (

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). The brigade contains three subordinate battalions: * 367th Engineer Battalion, in

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* 863rd Engineer Battalion, in

* 983rd Engineer Battalion, in

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Lineage

Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 337th Engineer Regiment Organized by July 1931 at Huntington, West Virginia Ordered into active military service 20 July 1942 at Camp Swift, Texas Redesignated 1 August 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 337th Engineer General Service Regiment Disbanded 16 September 1944 in Italy Reconstituted 19 November 1946 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 337th Engineer General Service Regiment Activated 2 December 1946 at Baltimore, Maryland (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve) Inactivated 9 February 1949 at Baltimore, Maryland Redesignated 8 June 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 372d Engineer Construction Group Activated 25 July 1949 at Des Moines, Iowa Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 372d Engineer Group Inactivated 28 May 1959 at Des Moines, Iowa Activated 15 March 1963 at Des Moines, Iowa Ordered into active military service 7 December 2003 at Des Moines, Iowa; released from active military service 3 June 2005 and reverted to reserve status Location changed 17 April 2007 to Fort Snelling, Minnesota Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 2008 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 372d Engineer Brigade

Honors

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Unit Decorations

Meritorious Unit Citation, Citation awarded to the 372nd Engineer Brigade for actions in Afghanistan from November 2009 to September 2010.

References

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External links

372nd Engineer Brigade HomepageArticle from AfghanistanSchroeder assumes Command of 372 Engineer Brigade
Engineer 372 Military units and formations of the United States Army Reserve Military units and formations established in 1928