Overview
- About 60 soldiers from A Company, Forward Support Company, 1249th Engineer Battalion were honored Oct. 14 in Salem at a mobilization ceremony.
- In Texas they will be assigned to the 104th Military Police Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, operating two platoons focused on distribution and maintenance.
- Their logistics duties include vehicle recovery, refueling, maintenance and parts distribution in support of border security operations.
- Mission-specific training at Fort Bliss will cover logistics packages, refueling operations, vehicle recovery and security procedures before work begins.
- Leaders cited a rapid four-month notification-to-mobilization timeline and noted 11 recent returnees volunteered for the mission, with families and employers recognized for their support.