 The 11th Chemical Co. relocated to Fort Lewis in November–December 1998 and in September 2004, was deactivated and removed from the 14th CBT EN BN order of battle.Operation Iraqi Freedom

The 14th Combat Engineer Battalion deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 1) with the 555th Engineer Brigade and the 4th Infantry Division (United States) from April 2003 to April 2004.During this time the Battalion supported numerous missions and was most noted for starting Operation Trailblazer to search for and destroy improvised explosive devices (IEDs).