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|type=combat engineer brigade |branch= |dates=1950-08-16 – 1958-12-12 1967-05-01 – 1971-09-20 1974-06-21 – Present |specialization=Combat Engineers |command_structure=Regular Army *XVIII Airborne Corps |size=Brigade |garrison=Fort Bragg (North Carolina, U.S.) |nickname= |motto=Building Combat Power |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles=Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom |anniversaries= |current_commander=COL Jayson Gilberti |current_commander_label= |ceremonial_chief= |ceremonial_chief_label= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |colonel_of_the_regiment_label= |notable_commanders= *Robert B. Flowers *Harold Parfitt |identification_symbol=100px |identification_symbol_label=Distinctive unit insignia |identification_symbol_2=100px |identification_symbol_2_label=Combat Service Identification Badge |identification_symbol_3=100px |identification_symbol_3_label=Beret flash (no longer worn) |identification_symbol_4=100px |identification_symbol_4_label=Background trimming (no longer worn) }} 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.〔(Engineer Units ), Army Engineer Association. Retrieved 2 March 2008〕 Although the brigade was identified as an airborne unit, not all of its subordinate units were airborne qualified—despite the airborne tab as part of the unit patch. Soldiers of the 20th Engineer Brigade provide various supportive duties to other Army units, including construction, engineering, and mechanical work on other Army projects. Though its predecessor units have lineage that dates back before the American Civil War, the formation was not formally designated as the 20th Engineer Brigade until its activation on 16 August 1950, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Deploying overseas in November 1952, it supported construction projects in southwestern France until its return to the US on 10 September 1954. From then until its inactivation on 12 December 1958, it provided support to XVIII Airborne Corps. Reactivated on 1 May 1967, at Fort Bragg, the brigade deployed to Vietnam where it supported American forces for several years and a dozen campaigns. The brigade was deactivated on 20 September 1971, as American forces withdrew from the country.〔 Reactivated as an airborne brigade on 21 June 1974 at Fort Bragg, NC, the unit has since seen numerous overseas tours, including to Kuwait during the Gulf war, Kosovo, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. It has also independently conducted various humanitarian missions in the United States and in other nations throughout the world. ==Organization== The 20th Engineer Brigade currently consists of five engineer battalions headquartered throughout the eastern United States. The Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) as well as the 27th Engineer Battalion and the 30th Engineer Battalion are all headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina〔(20th Engineer Brigade History ) 20th Engineer Brigade Staff. Retrieved 1-25-2008〕 while the 19th Engineer Battalion (Construction Effects) is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky.〔 The 11th Engineer Battalion is located at Fort Benning, Georgia and the 92nd Engineer Battalion is located at Fort Stewart, Georgia. In September 2015 the 46th Engineer Battalion at Fort Polk, Louisiana will join the Brigade〔 The 307th Engineer Battalion, formerly assigned to the 82d Airborne Division, was reactivated effective 16 September 2010 by reflagging the existing 37th Engineer Battalion.()() In 2014 the 307th was transferred to the 3rd Infantry Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division. The insignia was originally authorized on 30 June 1967. It was amended on 14 January 1975 to add the blue and white "Airborne" tab. The tab is part of the unit insignia and does not indicate whether an individual soldier is Airborne-qualified. Parachute wings on an individual soldier indicate Airborne-qualification. While the brigade headquarters was on jump status, some subordinate elements were not. On 16 September 2009, the brigade's Airborne status was terminated and the "Airborne" tab on the brigade's shoulder sleeve insignia was removed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=20th Engineer Brigade Insignia Update )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「20th Engineer Brigade (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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