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class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:249EngrBnCOA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/249EngrBnCOA.jpg/100px-249EngrBnCOA.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/249EngrBnCOA.jpg/150px-249EngrBnCOA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/249EngrBnCOA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="158" data-file-height="305" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">249th Engineer Battalion coat of arms</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">5 May 1943 – 28 November 1945<br />8 April 1948 – 22 May 1950<br />9 February 1955 – 15 October 1991<br />16 November 1994 - Present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Regular_Army_(United_States)" title="Regular Army (United States)">Regular Army</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">Army Reserves</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Engineer Battalion</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">Battalion</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army Corps of Engineers">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Belvoir" title="Fort Belvoir">Fort Belvoir</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">"Black Lions"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">"Build, Support, Sustain"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Desert Storm">Desert Storm</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Comfort" title="Operation Provide Comfort">Operation Provide Comfort</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Uphold_Democracy" title="Operation Uphold Democracy">Operation Uphold Democracy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Joint_Endeavor" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Joint Endeavor">Operation Joint Endeavor</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Northern_Watch" title="Operation Northern Watch">Operation Northern Watch</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Decorations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">Meritorious Unit Commendation</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Army_Superior_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Superior Unit Award">Army Superior Unit Award</a> (4)<br /><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of the Day">Order of the Day</a> of Belgian Army for actions in the Ardennes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usace.army.mil/249EN/Pages/Home.aspx">Official 249th Engineer Battalion website</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">LTC</a> Langston Turner</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Command Sergeant Major</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Command_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Command Sergeant Major">CSM</a> Pierre Crescimbeni</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Distinctive unit insignia</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:249EngrBnDUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/249EngrBnDUI.jpg/150px-249EngrBnDUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/249EngrBnDUI.jpg/225px-249EngrBnDUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/249EngrBnDUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="264" data-file-height="284" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>249th Engineer Battalion (United States)</b> is a versatile power generation battalion assigned to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army Corps of Engineers">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</a> that provides commercial-level power to military units and federal relief organizations during full-spectrum operations. Additionally, the commander serves as the Commandant of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Prime_Power_School" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army Prime Power School">U.S. Army Prime Power School</a>, the institution responsible for the development of Army and Navy power generation specialists. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Motto">Motto</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Motto"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The battalion's motto is "Build, Support, Sustain!". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Headquarters and Headquarters Company – <a href="/wiki/Fort_Belvoir" title="Fort Belvoir">Fort Belvoir</a>, Virginia <ul><li>Heavy Maintenance Section – Fort Belvoir, Virginia</li></ul></li> <li>A Company – <a href="/wiki/Schofield_Barracks" title="Schofield Barracks">Schofield Barracks</a>, Hawaii</li> <li>B Company – <a href="/wiki/Fort_Liberty,_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Liberty, North Carolina">Fort Liberty</a>, North Carolina</li> <li>C Company – <a href="/wiki/Fort_Belvoir" title="Fort Belvoir">Fort Belvoir</a>, Virginia</li> <li>D Company – (USAR) – Providence, Rhode Island <ul><li>1st Platoon – Cranston, Rhode Island</li> <li>2nd Platoon – Cranston, Rhode Island</li> <li>3rd Platoon – Cranston, Rhode Island</li> <li>4th Platoon – Fort Belvoir, Virginia</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Prime_Power_School" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army Prime Power School">U.S. Army Prime Power School</a> – Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PrimePowerLightsUpAnaconda.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bf/PrimePowerLightsUpAnaconda.jpg/220px-PrimePowerLightsUpAnaconda.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/PrimePowerLightsUpAnaconda.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="308" data-file-height="205" /></a><figcaption>Senior power plant operator, with the 1st Detachment, 249th Engineer Battalion, shows the circuits located at a substation on <a href="/wiki/Logistics_Support_Area_Anaconda" class="mw-redirect" title="Logistics Support Area Anaconda">Logistical Support Area Anaconda</a>, which is found in various areas located around the base that steps the power down to levels used in offices and trailers.</figcaption></figure> <p>On order, deploy worldwide to provide prime electrical power and electrical systems expertise in support of military operations and the National Response Framework.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 249th Engineer Battalion also supports other missions: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/THAAD" class="mw-redirect" title="THAAD">THAAD</a> Power Support</li> <li>JLENS Power Support</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intelligence_and_Security_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Intelligence and Security Command">Intelligence and Security Command</a> (INSCOM) (Korea generator maintenance)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Bright_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Bright Star">Operation Bright Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>)</li> <li>Chinhae generator maintenance</li> <li>Limited Installation support missions</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wood.army.mil/ENGRMAG/PDFs%20for%20Jul-Dec%2008/Olsen.pdf">Task Force SAFE</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101615/http://www.wood.army.mil/ENGRMAG/PDFs%20for%20Jul-Dec%2008/Olsen.pdf">Archived</a> 4 March 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li>U.S. Army Corps of Engineers support to presidentially declared disasters</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_combat_engineer_battalion">As a combat engineer battalion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: As a combat engineer battalion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="World_War_II">World War II</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 249th <a href="/wiki/Engineer_Combat_Battalion" title="Engineer Combat Battalion">Engineer Combat Battalion</a> was constituted on 5 May 1943 at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Bowie" title="Camp Bowie">Camp Bowie</a>, Texas. The battalion was organized and under the command of only three <a href="/wiki/Captain_(OF-2)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (OF-2)">captains</a>. The other officers that were supplied to the unit were <a href="/wiki/Second_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lieutenant">second lieutenants</a> from the 1943 class of <a href="/wiki/West_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="West Point">West Point</a>. Shortly after, the battalion participated in two maneuvers in Louisiana, known as the "<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Maneuvers" title="Louisiana Maneuvers">Louisiana Maneuvers</a>"; there the battalion and its soldiers learned valuable lessons for war. </p><p>The 249th sailed from the United States to England in May 1944, after equipping and preparing for combat, the Unit landed on <a href="/wiki/Utah_Beach" title="Utah Beach">Utah Beach</a> in August 1944 under the <a href="/w/index.php?title=1137th_Engineer_Combat_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1137th Engineer Combat Group (page does not exist)">1137th Engineer Combat Group</a> commanded by <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=George_A._Morris&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George A. Morris (page does not exist)">George A. Morris</a>. In October through November 1944, the soldiers were specially trained on using the <a href="/wiki/Bailey_bridge" title="Bailey bridge">Bailey bridge</a> in <a href="/wiki/Trier" title="Trier">Trier</a>, France. </p><p>Later that year on 18 December 1944, the Black Lions were ordered to move from the <a href="/wiki/Saar_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Saar River">Saar River</a>, where the unit was building a bridge, to the <a href="/wiki/Ardennes" title="Ardennes">Ardennes</a>, commonly called the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a>. Upon arriving to the front, the 249th was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="26th Infantry Division (United States)">26th Infantry Division</a>, already engaged and in defensive positions along the southeast corner of the Bulge. The battalion was used in an effort to block the German advance by deploying landmines, obstacles and establishing roadblocks. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arsdorf249th.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Arsdorf249th.jpg/220px-Arsdorf249th.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Arsdorf249th.jpg/330px-Arsdorf249th.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Arsdorf249th.jpg/440px-Arsdorf249th.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="342" /></a><figcaption>Fight in Arsdorf was brought to an end with a tank destroyer ending the two days of fighting between the engineers and German defenders of the town.</figcaption></figure> <p>On 24 December 1944, Brigadier General Harlan Harkness, the assistant division commander, ordered the battalion to advance and secure the towns of <a href="/wiki/Arsdorf" title="Arsdorf">Arsdorf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bigonville" title="Bigonville">Bigonville</a> to the north of the 26th Infantry Division, near the area of operations of the <a href="/wiki/4th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Armored Division (United States)">4th Armored Division</a>, in order to relieve the occupied towns so the division could advance and attack the enemy line. Companies A and C were ordered into the town of Arsdorf where the battalion was engaged in fierce combat for two days. It was later learned that the town had never been secured by the 4th Armored Division. </p><p>In February 1945, the battalion was selected for the special task of crossing the <a href="/wiki/Rhine_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhine River">Rhine River</a>. On 19 March 1945, the unit was assigned to the engineer task force charged with crossing the Rhine at <a href="/wiki/Oppenheim" title="Oppenheim">Oppenheim</a>. The main thrust of the effort was to use assault boats to get troops from <a href="/wiki/5th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="5th Infantry Division (United States)">5th Infantry Division</a> across and later to construct a more stable <a href="/wiki/Pontoon_bridge" title="Pontoon bridge">pontoon bridge</a>. The battalion met little resistance across the river and quickly began constructing the bridge. After an accident resulting in a raft being sunk, the Battalion moved downriver to <a href="/wiki/Mainz" title="Mainz">Mainz</a>. After this bridge site was secure, the 249th was detached from the 1137th Engineer Group and was given the mission to secure and maintain the bridges on the Rhine River. In May 1945, when the war ended in Europe, the battalion was moved to Plattling, Germany where they built a camp for displaced refugees. In November 1945, the 249th Engineers were sent on their final orders to Camp Lucky Strike, near Marseilles, France and then redeployed back to the United States. The division was inactivated at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia on 27 November 1945. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Post_World_War_II">Post World War II</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Post World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late 1954, the Black Lion Battalion was withdrawn from the Reserves and assigned to the Regular Army. In February 1955, it was activated and assigned to <a href="/wiki/USAREUR" class="mw-redirect" title="USAREUR">USAREUR</a> and an Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy). From 1955 until 1960, the 249th Engineer Battalion (Construction) was stationed at Kleber Kaserne, ((Kaiserslautern, Germany)). Then it was dispatched to Etain, France for a time. Then the battalion was stationed at Gerszewski Barracks, Knielingen, <a href="/wiki/Karlsruhe" title="Karlsruhe">Karlsruhe</a>, Germany, under the command of the <a href="/wiki/18th_Engineer_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="18th Engineer Brigade">18th Engineer Brigade</a>, where it provided construction support to USAREUR elements stationed in Germany for the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_prime_power_battalion">As a prime power battalion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: As a prime power battalion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1994, the battalion was reactivated and designated as the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), stationed at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Belvoir" title="Fort Belvoir">Fort Belvoir</a>, VA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="9/11"><span id="9.2F11"></span>9/11</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 9/11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Immediately after the attacks on the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(1973-2001)" class="mw-redirect" title="World Trade Center (1973-2001)">World Trade Center</a> on 11 September 2001, elements of the 249th were deployed to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> and were instrumental in restoring power to <a href="/wiki/Wall_Street" title="Wall Street">Wall Street</a> enabling the financial district to resume operations within a week of the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Global_War_on_Terrorism">Global War on Terrorism</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Global War on Terrorism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BG_Michael_J._Silvia_visits_249th_EN_BN.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/BG_Michael_J._Silvia_visits_249th_EN_BN.jpg/220px-BG_Michael_J._Silvia_visits_249th_EN_BN.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/BG_Michael_J._Silvia_visits_249th_EN_BN.jpg/330px-BG_Michael_J._Silvia_visits_249th_EN_BN.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/BG_Michael_J._Silvia_visits_249th_EN_BN.jpg/440px-BG_Michael_J._Silvia_visits_249th_EN_BN.jpg 2x" data-file-width="636" data-file-height="489" /></a><figcaption>BG Silva recognized four 2/A/249th Soldiers for their efforts supporting surge operations during an awards ceremony.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) provides oversight on all coalition operating base power projects in Iraq (<a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a>) and Afghanistan (<a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hurricane_Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Hurricane Katrina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 249th deployed teams to the Gulf Region under <a href="/wiki/Joint_Task_Force_Katrina" title="Joint Task Force Katrina">Joint Task Force Katrina</a>, working with contractors, and local and state entities to assess, they helped install and maintain emergency generators at critical facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 5 September 2005, the <a href="/wiki/17th_Street_Canal" title="17th Street Canal">17th Street Canal</a> breach was closed. <a href="/wiki/UH-60_Blackhawk" class="mw-redirect" title="UH-60 Blackhawk">Blackhawk</a> and <a href="/wiki/CH-47_Chinook" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-47 Chinook">Chinook</a> helicopters had dropped over 200 sand bags, with approximately 125 sandbags breaking the surface of the water. After the emergency was over, plans called for the canal to be drained and the wall repaired. </p><p>There were three 42" mobile pumps staged and two 42" and two 30" pumps were placed at the sheet pile closure. Sewer & water board, electric utility and the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) were completing pump house inspection. When the pumps began operation, a 40-foot-wide opening was made in the sheet piling to allow water to flow out of the canal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worldwide">Worldwide</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Worldwide"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Through the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers" title="United States Army Corps of Engineers">United States Army Corps of Engineers</a>, the 249th soldiers provide contracting officer technical representation on projects throughout the world.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage">Lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 249th Engineer Combat Battalion</li> <li>Activated 5 May 1943 at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Bowie" title="Camp Bowie">Camp Bowie</a>, Texas</li> <li>Inactivated 28 November 1945 at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Patrick_Henry" title="Camp Patrick Henry">Camp Patrick Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li>Redesignated 23 March 1948 as the 442d Engineer Construction Battalion and allotted to the Organized <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Reserves" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army Reserves">Reserves</a></li> <li>Activated 8 April 1948 with headquarters at <a href="/wiki/Ames,_Iowa" title="Ames, Iowa">Ames, Iowa</a></li> <li>(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)</li> <li>Inactivated 22 May 1950 at Ames and <a href="/wiki/Council_Bluffs,_Iowa" title="Council Bluffs, Iowa">Council Bluffs, Iowa</a></li> <li>Redesignated 25 June 1952 as the 249th Engineer Construction Battalion</li> <li>Redesignated 9 December 1954 as the 249th Engineer Battalion; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the <a href="/wiki/Regular_Army_(United_States)" title="Regular Army (United States)">Regular Army</a></li> <li>Activated 9 February 1955 in Germany</li> <li>Inactivated 15 October 1991 in Germany</li> <li>Activated 16 November 1994 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_participation_credit">Campaign participation credit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Campaign participation credit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="World_War_II_2">World War II</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>Northern France</li> <li>Rhineland</li> <li>Ardennes-Alsace</li> <li>Central Europe</li></ol> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saudic.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Saudic.gif/300px-Saudic.gif" decoding="async" width="300" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Saudic.gif/450px-Saudic.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Saudic.gif/600px-Saudic.gif 2x" data-file-width="692" data-file-height="151" /></a><figcaption>Army campaign streamer of <i>Defense of Saudi Arabia</i>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Southwest_Asia">Southwest Asia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Southwest Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>Defense of Saudi Arabia</li> <li>Liberation and Defense of Kuwait</li> <li>Cease-Fire</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decorations">Decorations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Cited in the Order of the Day of the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian Army">Belgian Army</a> for actions in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Buldge" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of the Buldge">Ardennes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">Meritorious Unit Commendation</a> (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990–1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Superior_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Superior Unit Award">Army Superior Unit Award</a> for 25 Aug 92 – 28 Oct 92</li> <li>Army Superior Unit Award for 1994–1995</li> <li>Army Superior Unit Award for 1995–1996</li> <li>Army Superior Unit Award for 2005 (Hurricanes Katrina, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Rita" title="Hurricane Rita">Rita</a>, & Wilma)</li> <li>Army Superior Unit Award for 2011-2012</li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers" title="United States Army Corps of Engineers">United States Army Corps of Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_engineering_and_infrastructure_repair_in_New_Orleans_after_Hurricane_Katrina" title="Civil engineering and infrastructure repair in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina">Civil engineering and infrastructure repair in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Nuclear_Power_Program" title="Army Nuclear Power Program">Army Nuclear Power Program</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=249th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" 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