20th united_states 20th combat engineer brigade assigned united_states_army stationed north_carolina brigade identified airborne unit subordinate units airborne qualified despite airborne unit patch soldiers 20th provide supportive duties army units including construction engineering mechanical work army projects predecessor units lineage dates american civil war formation formally designated 20th activation august fort wood missouri deploying overseas november supported construction projects southwestern france return september december provided support reactivated brigade deployed vietnam supported american forces years dozen campaigns brigade september american forces withdrew country reactivated airborne brigade june unit seen numerous overseas tours including kuwait gulf war afghanistan operation enduring freedom iraq operation iraqi freedom operation new dawn independently conducted humanitarian missions united_states nations world organization 20th currently consists engineer battalions headquartered eastern united_states headquarters company 27th headquartered north_carolina 19th located kentucky located fort located fort stewart georgia assigned reactivated effective september existing 37th transferred insignia originally authorized june amended january add blue white airborne unit insignia indicate individual soldier airborne qualified parachute wings individual soldier indicate airborne qualification brigade headquarters jump status subordinate elements september brigade airborne status terminated airborne brigade shoulder sleeve insignia removed history lineage lineage honors 20th date american civil war designated august battalion participated campaigns civil war time unit designations changed times predecessors 20th served spanish american war philippine american war world war world war officially designated 20th wars brigade received campaign participation credit campaigns numerous campaign previous incarnations conflicts august brigade designated 20th activated camp wood missouri deployed overseas france november established headquarters comprising battalions separate companies brigade provided engineer construction support base section european southwestern france august united_states activated north_carolina september time december brigade provided engineer support vietnam war aftermath response buildup forces brigade headquarters reactivated fort deployed vietnam august vietnam war brigade numbered officers enlisted men organized engineer groups battalions separate companies detachments soldiers later vice president united_states brigade provided non divisional engineer support military regions iii campaigns units cleared half million acres jungle paved kilometers highway constructed bridges totaling miles length american forces withdrawing vietnam brigade september organization army changed following vietnam 20th reactivated north_carolina airborne brigade june assigned subordinate command comprised airborne combat engineer battalion heavy construction battalion separate companies additionally provided terrain intelligence needs brigade mission time brigade subordinate units supported fulfilling critical combat engineer construction missions brigade participated recovery efforts following great lakes members unit dispatched help recovery efforts requirements engineer force structure changed brigade combat heavy battalion activated combat airborne battalion 30th added brigade years brigade provided engineer support army commands addition training deployed support operations entire spectrum conflict disaster relief combat operations gulf war brigade called support multinational response iraqi invasion kuwait august brigade grew soldier force composed groups battalions separate companies detachments support operations brigade completed combat heavy battalions equivalent days work constructing roads airfields ammunition fuel water storage points life support areas forward landing strips distributed million maps trained coalition engineers supported french attack airfield follow missions brigade destroyed enemy million tons munitions gulf war elements brigade dispatched haiti humanitarian mission 20th assigned construct base camps improve infrastructure participate humanitarian service projects assist public services goal improving overall quality life country september participated repeated operations afghanistan iraq iraq tour november brigade headquarters deployed iraq support brigade grew size personnel brigade headquarters companies seven battalions separate companies detachments brigade served corps level engineer headquarters division engineers iraq providing command control general support combat construction engineer missions country deployment 20th patrolled kilometers roads expanded bases support basing plan maintained bridges expanded detention capacity trained coalition soldiers explosives hazards awareness reduced tons explosive munitions missions included repair airfield known key west light equipment elements support military intelligence battalion based located iraqi task brigade assist british engineers systematic mapping entire nation creating iraqi reference system order national reconstruction easier organized 20th brigade suffered casualty tour iraq soldier killed enemy improvised explosive device august explosive device destroyed vehicle deployment iraq unit assumed command additional battalions forcing existing formations unit cope additional responsibilities seemingly elements engineer battalions brigade second iraq tour brigade deployed iraq rotation time brigade headquartered iraq brigade given vehicles buffalo protected carrier vehicles deployment brigade responsible providing combat general engineering reconstruction operations partnership sons iraq engineers training assisting provincial engineers rebuilding infrastructure iraq brigade constructed major bridges destroyed captured cells country provinces deployment visited lieutenant general commanding general brigade scheduled return fall replaced completed transfer authority ceremony september brigade began completing return november year later august brigade held ceremony promoting dozens soldiers rank sergeant honors unit decorations campaign notable soldiers numerous soldiers served 20th later achieved fame reasons having served 20th vietnam 20th soldiers engineers include chief engineers governor panama canal zone vice president united_states nobel peace prize winner army
20th Engineer Brigade (United States)