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The 20th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 20th Engineer Brigade currently consists of four engineer battalions headquartered throughout the eastern United States. The Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) as well as the 27th Engineer Battalion (A) are headquartered at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The 19th Engineer Battalion (Construction Effects) is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the 46th Engineer Battalion is located at Fort Johnson, LA and the 92nd Engineer Battalion is located at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Soldiers of the 20th Engineer Brigade provide various supportive duties to other Army units, including construction, engineering, and mechanical work on other Army projects.
20th Engineer Brigade Units
Leadership
Brigade Commander, COL Sean R. Shields
Colonel Sean R. Shields is from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geo environmental Studies and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 2001. He is a graduate of the Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses as well as the College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport, Rhode Island.
COL Shields served in the 82nd Airborne Division, the 1st Infantry Division, the 75th Ranger Regiment, Special Operations Joint Task Force - Afghanistan/ NATO Special Operations Component Command - Afghanistan, and as an Army Staff officer in Headquarters, Department of the Army.
COL Shields' notable assignments include Commander of 5th Battalion, 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade, Commander of the 54th Engineer Battalion, 173rd IBCT(A), Assessments Chief for the Army Talent Management Task Force, Executive Officer to the Commanding General of Special Operations Joint Task Force - Afghanistan/ NATO Special Operations Component Command - Afghanistan; Regimental Engineer for 75th Ranger Regiment; Battalion and Brigade Executive Officers in 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division; Company Commander for Alpha Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division; and Company Executive Officer and Platoon Leader in the 307th Engineer Battalion (ABN).
COL Shields' peacekeeping deployments include Operation Unified Response, Haiti in 2010 and the domestic response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, both with the 82nd Airborne Division. His combat deployments include one deployment to Iraq during the initial assault with 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; and four deployments to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Infantry Division, and Special Operations Joint Task Force - Afghanistan. He deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. Most recently, COL Shields deployed several times to Eastern Europe in support of SFAB operations.
Brigade Command Sergeant Major, CSM Timothy M. Barr
CSM Barr attended Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO in 2001 and was then assigned to the 639th Transportation Company in Kingsport, TN. After one year in the Army Reserves CSM Barr enlisted in the Active component. After a brief break in service, CSM Barr enlisted back in the active component as a 12N Horizontal Construction Engineer, again attending Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Command Sergeant Major Barr has held every leadership position from Team Leader to Command Sergeant Major. CSM Barr has also held the positions of Drill Sergeant, Battalion Operations Sergeant, Senior Talent Manager, and Operations Sergeant Major.
Command Sergeant Major Barr’s stateside assignments include Squad Leader, 557 Engineer Company, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, Senior Drill Sergeant B. Co, 35th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Platoon Sergeant, 618th Engineer Support Company, Fort Bragg, NC, Battalion Operations NCO, HHC, 27th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC, First Sergeant, 618th Engineer Support Company, Fort Bragg, NC, Senior Talent Manager, Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, KY. Operations Sergeant Major, HHC, 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart GA, Command Sergeant Major 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion. His overseas assignments include Team Leader, 701st Main Support Battalion, Kitzingen, Germany and Squad Leader, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, Katterbach, Germany. CSM Barr has deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom once to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom., and twice to Poland in support of Operation European Assure, Deter, and Reinforce.
Command Sergeant Major Barr’s military education includes Basic Leader Course (Honor Graduate), Air Assault, Small Arms Master Marksman Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Drill Sergeant School (Commandants List), Combatives level 1 and 2, Basic Instructors Course, Combat Life Savers Course, Master Fitness Trainers Course, Senior Leaders Course (Distinguished Honor Graduate), Sapper Leaders Course (Honor Graduate), Airborne School, Master Resilience Trainer Course, Jumpmaster Course, Company Commander/1SG Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course and The Sergeants Major Academy Class 71 (Commandants List). CSM Barr’s civilian education includes Associates degree in General Studies from Central Texas College, Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College, and Masters degree in Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Command Sergeant Major Barr’s Awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (5th Award), Army Commendation Medal (6th Award), Army Achievement Medal (6th Award), Parachutist Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, Air Assault Badge, Combat Action Badge, Sapper Tab, Bronze German Parachutist Badge, Polish Jump Wings, and Bronze Schutzenschnur badge. CSM Barr is a recipient of the Bronze order of the DeFleury, he was also the 2013 LTG Samuel D. Sturgis Award Winner as well as a member of the prestigious Sergeant Audie Murphy Award Club.
Incoming Soldiers
Welcome to the 20th Engineer Brigade!
Inprocessing
Welcome to the 20th Engineer Brigade!
Please see the attached welcome packet, and inprocessing packet for an easy transition to the 20th Engineer Brigade. If you would like sponsor click on the attachement for contact information. We look forward to meeting you!
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History
History of the 20th Engineer Brigade
The lineage and honors of the 20th Engineer Brigade date back to the Civil War when it was first organized December 31, 1861 in the Regular Army as a provisional engineer battalion. Unit designations have changes many times since then as predecessors of the 20th Engineer Brigade served in the War with Spain, the Philippine insurrection, the Mexican Expedition and World War I and II.
On August 16, 1950, the brigade was first designated as the 20th Engineer Brigade and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. In November 1952 the brigade deployed to France where it was assigned to the European Theater Communications Zone and provided engineer construction support in the area of southwestern France. Upon redeploying back to the United States, the brigade colors were first unfurled at Fort Bragg, NC on September 10th, 1954. From that time until its inactivation on December 12, 1958, the brigade provided engineer support to XVIII Airborne Corps operations in and around Fort Bragg and the southeast United States.
The Brigade Headquarters was reactivated on May 1, 1967 at Fort Bragg and deployed to Vietnam in early August. During the Vietnam Conflict, the brigade consisted of over 13,000 soldiers organized into three engineer groups having 14 battalions and 31 separate companies and detachments. During its time in Vietnam the brigade provided all non-divisional engineer support in military Regions III and IV through eleven different campaigns. The brigade was inactivated in Vietnam on September 20, 1971. On June 21, 1974, the 20th Engineer Brigade was again reactivated, this time as an “Airborne” engineer brigade, and was assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps. In the early years, the airborne brigade provided rapid engineer response to both national and international military contingencies and disaster relief missions while supporting XVIII Airborne Corps operations with critical combat engineer, construction, topographical and bridging support.
On August 2, 1990 the brigade was called upon to support the multinational response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The Brigade grew to a 7,700 soldier fighting force composed of three groups, ten battalions, four separate companies and 8 detachments in support of Operation Desert Shield and Storm. The brigade provided mission essential combat engineering and topographical support to XVIII Airborne Corps. The Brigade completed 1,500 combat heavy day of work constructing roads, airfields, heliports, ammunition/fuel/water storage points, life support areas and forward landing strips, distributed over ten million maps, trained over 5,00 coalition engineers, and supported the French attack on Assalman airfield. During follow-on missions the Brigade destroyed over 6,000 enemy bunkers and one million tons of munitions.
Throughout the years the brigade has deployed in support of operations across the entire spectrum of conflict from disaster relief to combat operations. In 1992, the brigade provided relief in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, and in September 1994, the brigade deployed to Haiti in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. As the Global War on Terrorism connected the brigade deployment elements to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom where they conducted mobility, constructed roads, airfields and base camps, and provided vital geospatial missions. In November 2004 and July 2007 the brigade headquarters was deployed to Iraq where it served as the Multi-National Corps – Iraq engineer headquarters exercising command and control over all non-divisional engineers throughout Iraq.
On September 16, 2009 the 20th Engineer Brigade transformed to its new MTOE with the headquarters being removed from airborne status, but the brigade’s mission to support XVIII Airborne Corps and the Army with trained and ready airborne engineers continued. In January 2010 the brigade deployed the Assault Command Post to Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response, and 12 months later, in January 2011, deployed the brigade headquarters to Iraq in support of operation New Dawn. There it served as the U.S Forces – Iraq theater engineer brigade headquarters for all non-divisional engineers throughout Iraq.
Today the 20th Engineer Brigade consists of four battalions and multiple separate companies and detachments numbering over 3,000 soldiers across seven different installations. The battalions include the 19th Engineer Battalion located at Fort Knox, the 27th Engineer Battalion located at Fort Bragg, the 46th Engineer Battalion located at Fort Polk, and 92nd Engineer Battalion located at Fort Stewart. The 20th Engineer Brigade also contains four dive detachments located at Joint Base Langley Eustis, three engineer companies located at Fort Campbell and one engineer company located at Fort Drum. On August 31st, 2021, 46th Engineer Battalion 20th EN BDE, first U.S Army active-duty hurricane response force, deployed from Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, to support Hurricane Ida response operations. The 46th mobilized more than 150 Soldiers and 51 pieces of equipment in 48 hours. Their ability to assemble and deploy is a testament to the ongoing cooperation between civil and military forces across the total Army.
The 20th Engineer Brigade continues to stand ready to provide rapid engineer support in response to any worldwide contingency mission. The brigade holds true its long and distinguished history of service to the XVIII Airborne Corps, the Engineer Regiment, our Army and Nation participating in 33 campaigns and earning 8 Meritorious Unit Commendations.
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Where is the 20th Engineer Brigade located?
The 20th Engineer Brigade headquarters is located at Fort Bragg, NC, along with one of its four battalions, the 27th Engineer Battalion. The 19th Engineer Battalion is located at Fort Knox, KY, 46th Engineer Battalion is locates at Fort Polk, LA and the 92nd Engineer Battalion is located at Fort Stewart, GA. The 20th Engineer Brigade also consists of engineer assets located at Fort Drum, NY, Fort Campbell, KY, and four Engineer Dive Detachments located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA.
Do I inprocess into the 20th Engineer Brigade or the 27th Engineer Battalion (A)?
If your orders directly state 27th Engineer Battalion, then you will go to Battalion S1. If your orders state the 20th Engineer Brigade then you will inprocess through Brigade S1.
Where do I inprocess on Fort Bragg?
Prior to inprocesing into the 20th Engineer Brigade, you will inprocess through Fort Bragg.
Go to Fort Bragg 18th Replacement Company, building 4-1238 on Normandy Drive.
Phone: (910)396-4250 Open 24/7