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416th Theater Engineer Command 10S100 South Frontage Road, Darien, IL 60561 Tel:(800)315-6327 ext. 122 The 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Reserve Command that conducts theater-level engineer operations supporting a joint force executing unified land operations while providing trained and ready units to support mission requirements. Headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Darien, Ill., the command has deployed in support of Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. The 416th TEC leads 135 units in 37 states across the United States, encompassing three brigades, 15 battalions, and more than 13,000 Soldiers. The unique capabilities of the 416th TEC includes tactical- through strategic-level engineer mission command experience, skilled civilian and military engineers, modular deployability, theater-level planning, coordination expertise, reachback capability to CONUS-based engineer resources, and executing unified land operations. During combat operations, the 416th TEC exercises mission command over a wide range of units covering the full spectrum of engineering missions. The command serves as a principal engineer force provider and engineer planner for U.S. Central Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command and participates in annual exercises around the globe such as Beyond the Horizons (BtH) in Central and South America and Bright Star in Egypt. BtH emphasizes humanitarian assistance in Central and/or South America annually, while Bright Star emphasizes joint and international military readiness. The 416th TEC’s motto is “Serving by Building.” www.usar.army.mil/ourstory/commands/416TEC/Pages/Overview.aspx
The 980th Engineer Battalion Personal Security Detail (PSD) team takes a group photo after receiving coins from Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Wyatt Lowery at the top of FOB Masum Ghar, Afghanistan, Jan 19. The 980th was one of the many units under the 416th TEC to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Valerie Willhoite, 980th Engineer Battalion
Capt. Scott Schwartz, 721st Engineer Company commander, presents an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with a certificate of completion for finishing a four-day engineer course in Azizullah, Afghanistan, in mid-February 2012. During its deployment, the 721st conducted monthly workshops with ANA soldiers to equip them with the skills necessary to operate construction equipment well enough to take over missions when U.S. and coalition forces exit Afghanistan.
Spc. Ronny Hislop, an engineer with the 364th Engineer Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 244th Engineer Battalion, tightens the bolts on a recently renovated bridge at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Hislop and his fellow engineers were at the installation in order to make improvements that will help turn Fort Hunter Liggett into the premier U.S. Army Reserve training facility in the western United States. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 207th
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joseph Koktan, 980th Engineer Battalion
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