36th Engineer Brigade (United States)

36th Engineer Brigade
36th Engineer Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1933–present
AllegianceUnited States Army
BranchActive duty
RoleCombat engineering
SizeBrigade
Part ofIII Armored Corps
Garrison/HQFort Cavazos, Texas
EngagementsWorld War II
Korean War
Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
DecorationsMeritorious Unit Commendation, Five Awards; Korea 1953, Korea 1954, Southwest Asia 1990–1991
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (Korea 1950–1952), Iraq 2005–2006, Afghanistan 2007–2008
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Combat Service Identification Badge

The 36th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Cavazos, Texas. The brigade is a subordinate unit of III Armored Corps.

The unit is responsible for providing command and control to subordinate Engineer units. The unit was formerly designated as the 36th Engineer Group, and before that as the 36th Engineer Regiment. The 36th is the only unit that has been organized in all three command structures that are commanded by a Colonel in the U.S. Army; regiment, group, and brigade.

With a lineage that dates back to 1933, the 36th Engineer Brigade saw action in the North African Campaign and the Italian Campaign, and it eventually participated it the invasion of mainland Europe. Trained in amphibious assault, the brigade saw its role change several times, from combat engineers to front line infantry. It would later serve in the Korean War, earning several unit decorations. Recently, it has seen tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan.


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