The 412th Theater Engineer Command (412th TEC) is a

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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, 411th Engineer Brigade, 302d Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, and the 314th Public Affairs Detachment (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 The Implementation Force (IFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peace enforcement force in Bosnia and Herzegovina under a one-year mandate from 20 December 1995 to 20 December 1996 under the codename ''Operation Joint Endeavour''. Background NAT ...

and

Operation Joint Forge The Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian war. Although SFOR was led by NATO, several non-NATO countries contributed troops. It ...

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and Kosovo, and as part of the Hungary Joint Task Force East in several former

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and

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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

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. 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 (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

. In 2005, the 412th deployed a design management section to support the

130th Engineer Brigade The 130th Engineer Brigade is an engineer brigade of the United States Army headquartered in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii that provides engineering support to the United States Army Pacific. The brigade specializes in combat engineering, construct ...

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 was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

and

Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita was the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Gulf of Mexico and the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which included three of the top ten ...

devastated the

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and

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coasts in the late summer of 2005.

Current Structure

The current structure of the brigade, as of 2020, is as follows: * 412th Engineer Command, in

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** 20th Military History Detachment, in

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** 23rd Military History Detachment, in

** 322nd Military History Detachment, in

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** 338th Forward Engineer Support Team, in

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** 608th Engineer Detachment, in

** 206th LND, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina ** 207th Army Liaison Support Detachment, at

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411th Engineer Brigade, in

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*** 365th Engineer Battalion, in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania *** 458th Engineer Battalion, in

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*** 463rd Engineer Battalion, in

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*** 479th Engineer Battalion, at

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*** 854th Engineer Battalion, in

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926th Engineer Brigade, in

*** 391st Engineer Battalion, in

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*** 467th Engineer Battalion, in Millington, Tennessee *** 478th Engineer Battalion, in

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*** 841st Engineer Battalion, in

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...

*** 844th Engineer Battalion, in

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*** 926th Engineer Battalion, in

302d Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Insignia

302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, in

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*** 368th Engineer Battalion, in Londonderry, New Hampshire *** 479th Chemical Battalion, in

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*** 533rd Combat Support Battalion, at Fort Totten, New York *** 382nd Military Police Battalion, at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts

Lineage

Constituted in July 1923 in the

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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 was a U.S. Army military camp in the 1930s continuing through 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 (93 k ...

' Departed

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14 August 1943 Arrived in England on 21 August 1943 Deployed to France 9 October 1944, and immediately entered

Rhineland Campaign The Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, also known as the Siegfried Line campaign, was a phase in the Western European campaign of World War II. This phase spans from the end of the Battle of Normandy, or Operation Overlord, (25 August 194 ...

already in progress. Unit disengaged from

to support Ardennes-Alsace Campaign on 16 December 1944. Ardennes-Alsace Campaign concluded on 25 January 1945, and unit resumed engagement in

concluded on 21 March 1945 Unit engaged in

Central Europe Campaign The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II. In preparation for the Allied invasion of Germany east of the Rhine, a series of offen ...

on 22 March 1945 Unit Invaded Germany on 4 April 1945

concluded on 11 May 1945 Returned to

on 2 July 1945, and located at

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. Unit located at Fort Belvoir on 14 August 1945 Unit Inactivated 25 October 1945 at

Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company activated 14 November 1947 at

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Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps Unit Inactivated 11 February 1949 at

Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company redesignated 3 May 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 412th Engineer Brigade, and activated at

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

. 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

Insignia

Shoulder sleeve insignia

*Description: On a round-bottomed shield in width and in height overall, within a 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.

Honors

Campaign participation credit

*World War II: #Rhineland, #Ardennes-Alsace, #Central Europe *War On Terror: #To Be Determined.

Decorations

# Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER *War on Terrorism
Army Superior Unit Award – Order #: 308-04 – Period of Service: 1 July 2006 to 1 October 2007

References

External links

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