Engineer Battalion Headquarters Company Operations

Abstract

Operation Iraqi Freedom has provided many opportunities for soldiers and units, from all military specialties, to operate outside of their normal lanes. Engineers soon learned that they had to adapt to emerging doctrine, assuming roles and missions not normally envisioned and learning to function as engineer teams and task forces. Even headquarters elements, such as Headquarters and Support Company (HSC), 203d Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Heavy), had to adapt to the new environment. HSC, 203d a Missouri Army National Guard unit based in Joplin, Neosho, and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri deployed to Iraq in May 2003, serving there until early July 2004. Initially assigned to the 130th Engineer Brigade, the 203d was later attached to the 493d Engineer Brigade, 1st Armored Division, an Army Reserve unit from Dallas, Texas, whose area of operation was the greater Baghdad area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA596607

Entities

People

  • Jerry Mcdaniel

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Bulldozers
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Construction Materials
  • Engineers
  • First Responders
  • Force Protection
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Guard
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Task Forces
  • United Nations
  • Warfare

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