92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY

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Subject: 92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY                               

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

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             returned stateside to Fort Stewart, Georgia. Delta Company was

             reformed at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The 92nd Engineer Battalion

             (Construction) was redesignated as the 92nd Engineer Battalion

             (Combat)(Heavy) in June 1076. The designation was later changed to

             the 92nd Engineer Combat ]Battalion (Heavy) or 92nd ECB(H).

                  In 1978, as part of the United States Central Command

             (USCENTCOM) Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), the 92nd ECB(H) assumed

             responsibility for wartime missions in both Western Europe and

             Southwest Asia. This responsibility continues today. In support

             of both theaters, the battalion trains annually with its CAPSTONE

             counterparts, participates In engineer command exercises, and

             supports REFORGER initiatives. While maintaining readiness, the

             92nd supports the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at the Army

             National Training Center (NTC) and deploys annually :to the Middle

             East for in-country construction missions. The battalion also

             trains its wartime mission through national initiatives known as

             'Nation Building.' Under this program, the 92nd supports

             Department of State and Defense political and economic initiatives

             in the U.S., Central and South America. In May 1980, a company task

             force was deployed to Fort Indian (3ap, Pennsylvania, in support of

             the Cuban refugee resettlement program. On 16 June 1982, a

             battalion task force was air deployed to Fort Picket, Virginia, in

             support of the Department of Engineering and Housing construction

             and renovation program.

                  During the period I August 1987 to 31 July 1988 the battalion

             supported a series of world wide deployments both in support of

humanitarian assistance.

             These construction projects completed by the battalion supported


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