The design principle is to slow down the advance of attackers to where they can be destroyed by defenders from sheltered positions. At the beginning of a brigade culminating training exercise (CTE) and especially at a CTC rotation, IBCTs will often make a task organization change and OPCON an entire engineer company to each of the infantry battalions. The 2nd Pioneer Battalion maintained a combat-ready posture during the October/November Cuban Missile Crisis while on maneuvers in the Caribbean. Hope it was of interest. The organization of the collection primarily follows the classification and filingscheme devised by Miss Margaret Emerson and associates of the Combat Analysis Section. Also the combat engineers in the Austro-Hungarian k.u.k. SCRIBES THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, BILLET AUTHORIZATION, PERSONNEL STRENGTH, AND INDIVIDUAL WEAPONS FOR A COMBAT ENGINEER, COMPANY, COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE, A. The 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion was activated on 1 November 1940 in order to support the 2nd Marine Brigade. 50th Engineers fought back immediately and kept fighting while nearby combat units arrived. "Alpha 3rd'", was designated an Obstacle Clearing Detachment and was assigned to operate along with 1st Battalion 5th Marines, Company A, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion and Company A 1st Tank Battalion as the lead element of Task Force Ripper to breach minefields. Company C. Company D. Company E. Engineer Support Company. Each type of brigade ( infantry or airborne infantry) has the same basic organization. The Pioneer Battalion together with an Engineer Battalion and a Seabee Battalion comprised the 17th Marines, the Division's Engineer Regiment. THIS TABLE OF ORGANIZATION SUPERSEDES TABLE. REPORT NO. The staff /HQs company used KStN 703. The 208 Engineer Combat Battalion, Company C is one of the units on the UK Station List made by Mr. Grinton. The 2nd Engineer Battalion was relocated on 13 May 1942 to Camp Elliot, San Diego. THIS TABLE OF ORGANIZATION PRE-. First Sergeant Contact Information. This has the commanders group, reconnaissance platoon, maintenance platoon and other support units. Combat engineers are force multipliers and enhance the survival of other troops through the use and practice of camouflage, reconnaissance, communications and other services. ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY.ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IS, REPORT NO. Some of the training in this 28-day course, arguably one of the most challenging in the U.S. Army, features covert infiltration techniques or survival skills. 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Marine Corps . Duty Phone: Combat engineer battalions are usually a part of a brigade combat team. On 23 September 1945, 2nd Engineer Battalion was redeployed to Nagasaki, Japan to begin its duty with the Occupational Force. On 15 April 1976 the 2nd Engineer Battalion was designated as 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion. Contact Information. [citation needed]. 4th Marine Division. Other nations have distinct combat engineering corps or branches; they are separate from other types of military engineers. They conduct demolition missions and clear minefields manually or through use of specialized vehicles. The battalion was formed on 24 February 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the 1st Pioneer Battalion, [1] 1st Marine Division to be a specialized unit to conduct shore party operations during amphibious assaults, and to provide close combat engineer support to the Marine infantry. With existing Company A and the activation of the Headquarters and Service Company, Companies B and C were organized 6 December 1940 in San Diego, California. REPORT NO. A COMBAT ENGINEER COMPANY WILL, GENERALLY BE IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF AN INFANTRY REGIMENT FOR, OPERATIONS. The version described in the gliederung and also in the totals for the K.St.N. 3d Combat Engineer Battalion deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during 2010, 2011, and 2013. Also, training exercises in numerous European and South American countries were supported by Marines from 2nd Engineer Battalion, who participated in civic action projects. In some armies, pioneer and sapper indicate specific military ranks and levels of combat engineers, who work under fire in all seasons and may be allocated to different corps, as they were in the former Soviet Army, or they may be organized in the same corps. Each company also had an allotment of 30 Goliaths. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY HEAD-, D. TRANSPORTATION. Plan, organize and conduct route/area sweeping operations. Company A. A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Due to rising IED threats, the U.S. Army sends some combat engineers to complete Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent training. [4][5], A World War II era combat engineer battalion possessed both combat and combat support capabilities. The battalions consisted of a headquarters and service company, three lettered companies (A, B and C), and a medical detachment. Bravo Company LEADERSHIP. Combat engineers also played roles in several unconventional operations, including the securing of elements of the German nuclear weapons program in Operation Big[3] and recovery of stolen art and treasure subsequently returned to its original owners by the Monuments Men.[3]. I5921C4A-1 TABLE OF MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS PAGE: 168, B T S OTHER S W S, LINE BLT ALPHA R Y T MARINES SERVICES NON-CHARGEABLE C P E S SERV, NO. On 4 November 1941, 2nd Engineer Battalion was relocated to Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Basic combat engineering tools include safe use of: For obstacle breaching, including minefields, the combat engineers use a variety of vehicles, explosive devices, and plastic explosives including:[citation needed], The Basic Field Manual, Engineer Soldier's Handbook, 2 June 1943 (FM 21-105) was written to provide guidance to a new combat engineer in the United States.[17]. The 1279th Combat Engineer Battalion was one of the state's African . Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the appropriate ribbon of the awarded unit citation. They would later take part in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia from December 1992 February 1993. Can also include planting land mines and anti-handling devices when authorized and directed to do so. Robert E. O'Malley was awarded the first Marine Corps Medal of Honor of the Vietnam War. However, if we do remove all units from KStN 712 except the two platoon this then will result in a shortage of heavy machine guns and mortars when compared to the gliederung. One Marine was lost on the USS Renville while en route to Hawaii due to appendicitis which was misdiagnosed as sea-sickness. The problem with this is that if we remove all those units then the man power count is down about 27 men. "Alpha Company '3rd" also supplied a squad of engineers to conduct breaching operations for Task Force Shepard. Roanoke, VA. 24019 Common combat engineer missions include construction and breaching of trenches, tank traps and other obstacles and fortifications; obstacle emplacement and bunker construction; route clearance and reconnaissance; bridge and road construction or destruction; emplacement and clearance of land mines; and combined arms breaching. Mechanized combat engineer units also have armored vehicles capable of laying short bridges for limited gap-crossing. B. The Danish military engineers' corps, for example, is almost entirely organized into one regiment of combat engineers, simply named Ingenirregimentet ("The Engineering Regiment"). | Campaign Against Terror | FRONTLINE | PBS", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Combat_engineer&oldid=1137313268, All articles with bare URLs for citations, Articles with bare URLs for citations from June 2022, Articles with PDF format bare URLs for citations, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, drilling tools, boring tools, and countersinking tools, gripping tools, prying tools, and twisting tools (pliers, wrenches, bars), holding tools, raising tools, and grinding tools (vises, clamps, jacks, grinders, and oilstones), timber handling tools and climbing tools; digging tools (shovels, posthole diggers, picks, and mattocks), portable power tools and trailer-mounted tools (electric tool trailer and generator, portable power tools), This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 00:18. Port & harbor maintenance and rehabilitation, including beachheads: Laying roads and unloading/loading supplies, vehicles & personnel from transport and cargo ships, 311th Engineer Combat Battalion, 8th Blackhawk Division, European Theater, This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 22:27. This and other records on Back to Normandy was compiled from Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, Kingdom Station List, and dated 7 September 1944. Lieutenant Colonel Kim commissioned in the United States Marine Corps in December 2005 as a Combat Engineer Officer. All these role activities and technologies are divided into several areas of combat engineering: Improving the ability of one's own force to move around the battlefield. [citation needed], In the British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand armies, an assault pioneer is an infantry soldier with some limited combat engineer training in clearing obstacles during assaults and light engineering duties. MATERIALS FOR THE PASSAGE OF LIGHT VEHICLES. Engineer Support Company LEADERSHIP. So, to me it makes sense to use 712 in its entirety (minus the one platoon) and then add a single platoon from KStn 716. ORGANIZA-, TIONAL (2D ECHELON) MAINTENANCE ON MOTOR TRANSPORT AND ENGINEER. IN ALL SUCH CASES, CONTROL OF AUGMENTING ELEMENTS WILL, GENERALLY BE PASSED TO THE COMBAT ENGINEER COMPANY REQUIRING SUCH, 6. 4TH Combat Engineer Battalion LEADERSHIP Biography Commanding Officer Biography Sergeant Major Biography Inspector-Instructor Biography Inspector-Instructor Sergeant Major Contact Information. Upon Arrival, Headquarters and Service Company and Company A were assigned to Construct Camp Caitlin, Oahu. Sources: The Marines from 3d CEB participated in breaching operations with "Task Force Grizzly" and "Task Force Papa Bear. [9], Individual combat engineers are often assigned as a component of both covert and overt direct action special operations teams. [citation needed], In the British, Indian, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand armies, a sapper is a soldier who has specialized combat engineer training. additional information was hard to come by. It makes the math (mostly) work anyways. All Rights Reserved. (2) PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY MOVEMENT OF, (3) ERECT TEMPORARY ENGINEER TYPE STRUCTURES TO ASSIST, IN THE MOVEMENT OF LIGHT VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL ACROSS DRY AND. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION CRD GRADE MOS N P A OFF ENL CIV OFF ENL OFF ENL CIV C N EDU P C LNG SCH FTN, 2 COMPANY COMMANDER CAPT 1302 M O 1 P, 3 EXECUTIVE OFFICER LT 1302 M O 1 P, 4 FIRST SERGEANT 1STSGT 9999 M E 1 P, 5 COMPANY GUNNERY SERGEANT GYSGT 1371 M E 1 P, 6 TRAINING NCO CPL 1371 M E X 1 M, 7 CARPENTER SGT 1371 M E 1 M, 8 MESSENGER/DRIVER SGT 1371 M E 1 M, 20 COMBAT ENGINEER PLATOON 3 EACH, 22 PLATOON COMMANDER LT 1302 M O 1 P, 23 PLATOON SERGEANT GYSGT 1371 M E 1 P, 24 PLATOON GUIDE SSGT 1371 M E 1 P, 25 COMBAT ENGINEER CPL 1371 M E 1 M, 26 COMBAT ENGINEER CPL 1371 M E 1 M, 27 COMBAT ENGINEER CPL 1371 M E 1 M, 28 COMBAT ENGR/DRIVER PVT 1371 M E 1 M, 29 COMBAT ENGR/DRIVER PVT 1371 M E 1 M, 30 COMBAT ENGR/DRIVER PVT 1371 M E 1 M, 40 ENGINEER SQUADS 3 EACH, 41 SQUAD LEADER SGT 1371 M E 1 M, 42 TEAM LEADER CPL 1371 M E 1 M, 43 TEAM LEADER CPL 1371 M E 1 M, 44 COMBAT ENGINEER LCPL 1371 M E 1 M, 45 COMBAT ENGINEER LCPL 1371 M E 1 M, 46 COMBAT ENGINEER PVT 1371 M E 1 A, 47 COMBAT ENGINEER PVT 1371 M E 1 M, 48 COMBAT ENGINEER PVT 1371 M E 1 M, 49 COMBAT ENGINEER PVT 1371 M E 1 M, REPORT NO. Examples include trenches, bunkers, shelters, and armored vehicle fighting positions. Engineers with Battalion Landing Team's 1/8, 3/6, and 2/2 landed in Lebanon during the summer of 1958. These include the construction of roads, bridges, field fortifications, obstacles and the construction and running of water points. Alpha Company 3rd' performed one minefield breach on the 1st mine field belt, and one breach on the second minefield breach which was defended by the Iraqi forces. A major redesignation took place on 17 May 1958 with 2nd Engineer Battalion becoming the 2nd Pioneer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. 7000 Hamlet Avenue. I tried to find additional details but unfortunately without knowing the specific K.St.N. The battalion totals for the remaining counts, for vehicles and heavy weapons match exactly, indicating high a likelihood that the composition as outlined is mostly correct. 3d CEB provided three companies to Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm between August 1990 and March 1991. Sergeant Major Cleveland is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. Typically, combat engineers are also trained in infantry tactics and, when required, serve as provisional infantry.[3][4][5][6][7][8]. PORT SUPPORT TO DISPLACE ITS VARIOUS PLATOONS AND/OR SQUADS. [2] During this time the battalion operated from Da Nang, ng H, Gia Le, Quang Tri, Ca Vit, Camp Carroll, Cam L, and the Vandegrift Combat Base. Combat Engineer Company Combat Engineer Battalion Mission. EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED BY COMBAT ENGINEER SUPPORT COMPANY, COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION. He reported to Recruit Training, An official website of the United States government, Commanding Officer, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Sergeant Major, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Link to 2d Combat Engineer Battalion SharePoint Site, Prohibited Activities and Conduct Prevention Policy, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. The 244th Engineer Combat Battalion was activated at Camp Shelby, MS 25 Oct 43, with a cadre from both the 4th Armored . The battalion headquarters and 3 engineer companies were deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 as part of the NATO counterinsurgency offensive in the Helmand Province, to Musa Qaleh in 2010,[6] and returned again, 2011 and 2013 [1]. THE COMBAT ENGINEER COMPANY CONSISTS OF A COMPANY HEADQUARTERS AND THREE COMBAT ENGINEER PLATOONS. 1st CEB supported Taskforce Ripper, [the lead element of 1st Mar Div during Desert Storm]. Both document sets indicate that the third company will be made up of two flamethrower (Fm.W. From 29 December 1992 to 2 February 1993, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (-) deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, in support of Operation RESTORE HOPE. Not indicated in the documents but identified in the gliederung are 6 flamethrower half-tracks, Sd.Kfz. Current sub-units [ edit] Headquarters and Service Company Alpha Company With a total personnel count of 267 men per company. From August 1982 to February 1984 Marines from 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion were part of the multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut, Lebanon. The Regiment is led by Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, the 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sapper 05 is the basic level, Sapper 06 is the general level, Sapper 08 is the combat engineer commander's level, and Sapper 11 is the combat engineer officer level. to form one of the companies of the battalion. Enhance the mobility, counter mobility, and survivability of the Marine Division through combat and limited general engineering support. The 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion was activated on 1 November 1940 in order to support the 2nd Marine Brigade. 1st Combat Engineer Battalion Leaders PO BOX 555554 Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 OOD: 760-224-4136 (After hours. B. The purpose of the battalion as indicated by its title was a unit designed to be used in assaults. TO INCREASE THE COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS OF DIVISION, CORPS AND THEATER ARMY FORCES BY ACCOMPLISHING GENERAL ENGINEERING TASKS AND LIMITED MOBILITY, COUNTERMOBILITY, AND SURVIVABILITY TASKS. 4th Marine Division. Each company consists of a company headquarters and three engineer platoons with nine engineer squads. During the War in Afghanistan and the 2003-2011 Iraq War, the U.S. Army tasked its combat engineers with route clearance missions designed to counter rising threats of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). He served as a platoon commander, company executive officer, and company commander in Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 and 373, 3d Marine Air Wing from 2007 to 2009. CONCEPT OF ORGANIZATION. Combat engineers perform a variety of military engineering, tunnel and mine warfare tasks as well as construction and demolition duties in and out of combat zones. The unit, nicknamed "The Super Breed", is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force. For minor defensive locations, these may only consist of simple walls and ditches. CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ORGANIZATIONAL, (1ST ECHELON) MAINTENANCE ON ALL ORGANIC EQUIPMENT. Combat engineers build and run water distribution points, carrying out water filtration, and NBC decontamination when necessary, and storage prior to distribution. 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion has been awarded the following: Reactivation and the Global War on Terror, Last edited on 31 December 2022, at 12:36, Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Streamer, List of United States Marine Corps battalions, Organization of the United States Marine Corps, "Organizations and units Serving Proudly", "3rd CEB ready to engineer best fight again", Official website of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Unofficial site of the 3rd Engineer Regiment, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3d_Combat_Engineer_Battalion&oldid=1130684377, 2228 February 1945, 15 July 1965 15 September 1967, 1 November 15 December 1943, 4 January 4 June 1944, 21 July 15 August 1944, 22 February 16 March 1945, Treasury Bougainville, Consolidation of Solomon Islands, Marianas, Iwo Jima, 19501954, 19611974, 19901995, 2009 present, This page was last edited on 31 December 2022, at 12:36. Provide mobility, counter mobility, survivability, and limited general engineering support to the 1st Marine Division. QUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION. They are also responsible for construction rigging, the use of explosives, and the carrying out of demolitions, obstacle clearance, and obstacle construction, assault of fortifications, use of assault boats in water obstacle crossings, helipad construction, general construction, route reconnaissance and road reconnaissance, and erecting communication installations. The purpose of the battalion as indicated by its title was a unit designed to be used in assaults. [citation needed], In the Canadian Army, it is a term for soldiers that have completed the basic Combat Engineer training.[15]. 41) platoons (from KStN 712, Pionierkompanie (mot)) and one platoon from KStN 716 (Pionierkompanie (mot) Taifun). Important Links 2nd Combat. Also known as "Combat Engineer Battalions", they were typically divided into four companies: A, B, C, and Headquarters and Service (H&S). Plan, organize and construct a point minefield. SUPPLY. 22 Likes, 0 Comments - Jungle G.I.s reenactment group (@junglegis) on Instagram: "Well-deserved rest - men of Company A, 306th Engineer Combat Battalion, 81st Infantry Division of" OF A COMPANY HEADQUARTERS AND THREE COMBAT ENGINEER PLATOONS. (6) IMPROVE EXISTING TERRAIN FOR USE AS HELICOPTER, (7) FURNISH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FABRICATION AND, (8) SUPERVISE THE PLACEMENT OF MINEFIELDS AND BOOBY, (9) FURNISH TECHNICAL AND MECHANICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE. In modern usage, it is often synonymous with combat engineer. I5921C4A-1 TABLE OF MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS PAGE: 166, (10) PERFORM SPECIALIZED DEMOLITION MISSIONS BEYOND THE, (11) PROVIDE SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE IN BREACHING OBSTACLES. THE COMBAT ENGINEER COMPANY CONSISTS. INCLUDING MINES FROM THE HIGH WATER MARK INLAND. Company B. [citation needed], The German Bundeswehr uses the term Pionier for their combat engineers and other specialized units, who are associated with Special Forces to clear obstacles and perform engineering duties. MISSION. They returned to Camp Pendleton, California in April 1955 and were again redesignated on 1 May 1957 as the 1st Pioneer Battalion. 4th Tank Battalion (4th Tanks) is an armored battalion of the United States Marine Corps Reserve.Their primary weapon system is the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank and they are part of the 4th Marine Division and Marine Forces Reserve.The unit headquarters is at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center San Diego, California, but other units in the battalion are located throughout the United States. The companies are Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), Alpha Company (A Company), Bravo Company (B Company), and Charlie Company (C Company). During the Vietnam War the 1st Engineer Battalion supported 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions of the 1st 5th and 7th Marines in combat operations from July 1965 through April 1971, operating from Qui-Nhon, Chu-Lai and Da-Nang, the most famous of which was Operation "Starlight" conducted August 1965 where Sgt. During April 1990, elements of the Battalion supported division units attached to Marine Forces Panama and participated in Operation Just Cause. 5. The battalion continued to provide Combat Engineer Platoons to the BLT's of the 22nd and 26th Marine Expeditionary Units and support elements of the division throughout the world. They are a component of the United States Army Corps of Engineers . THE COMPANY COMMANDER DIRECTS AND, CONTROLS ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO COMPANY ADMINISTRATION AND. K.St.N. Combat engineers employ a wide range of transportation vehicles and equipment and use weapons unique to the engineers, including those used in land mine warfare. WET GAPS, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL MATERAILS. In looking at the totals we can see that most number match the gliederung but some dont. Sappers specialising in tunnel warfare may be known as miners. 37920 Duty Phone: 865-522-2414 865-546-1312 504-250-4066 NAVIGATION 4th MARDIV Home. Marine Corps Forces Reserve. I5921C4A-1 TABLE OF MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS PAGE: 169, *** NO ADDITIONAL FOOTNOTES REFERENCED ***, UONE DESIG NOT APPLIC AUTO RIFLE RIFLE PISTOL SNUB NOSE REVOLVER SQD A WPN UNARMED, CHARGEABLE 9 92 13, LINE LINE MARINES SERVICES NON-CHARGEABLE, UNIT FROM TO PEN PEN TITLE MCC OFF ENL CIV OFF ENL OFF ENL CIV, 1375C001 0206211M 121 5 109, 1375C002 0206211M 121 5 109, 1375C003 0206211M 121 5 109, 1375C004 0206211M 121 5 109, 1375C005 0206211M 122 5 109, 1375C006 0206211M 122 5 109, 1375C007 0206211M 122 5 109, 1375C008 0206211M 122 5 109, REPORT NO. The organizational documents discussed can be downloaded from the link below left. In the Finnish army, pioneeri is the private equivalent rank in the army for a soldier who has completed the basic combat engineering training. Alpha Company was then dispatched across Helmand Province including the districts of Marjeh, Musa Qala, and the infamous battle of Sangin. (4) CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE LIGHT RAFTS, SUBJECT TO THE, (5) REINFORCE AND REPAIR EXISTING BRIDGES WITH LOCAL. I5921C4A-1 TABLE OF MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS PAGE: 170, REPORT E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2/1, LINE SES GS15 GS14 GS13 GS12 GS11 GS10 GS9 GS8 GS7 GS6 GS5 GS4 GS3 GS2 GS1 LINE, NO. 1st CEB has been presented with the following awards: Last edited on 27 December 2022, at 07:31, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Civil Action Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, List of United States Marine Corps battalions, Organization of the United States Marine Corps, "HyperWar: USMC Operations in WWII: Vol V-Victory and Occupation [Chapter VI-2]", "Marine engineers build outpost after clearing insurgents from town", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Combat_Engineer_Battalion&oldid=1129819996, This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 07:31. But identified in the totals for the action cited at the combat engineer battalion organization we can that. 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