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169th Engineer Battalion (AIT)
"Mind and Hand"

The 169th Engineer Battalion conducts 51/62 Career Management Field (CMF) AIT, Combat Engineer (B6 ASI), Common Engineer Training and Army Values Training to TRADOC standards at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Gulfport Naval Station, Mississippi; and Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas to ensure soldiers are combat ready and prepared for Army assignments worldwide.

The 169th Engineer Battalion (AIT) consists of the battalion headquarters, and four Advanced Individual Training Companies- A, B, C and D.

Alpha and Bravo Companies, each, train and support a constant average of 220 trainees in nine Military Occupation Specialties (MOS) throughout the year.Charlie and Delta Companies are unique in that they are both located outside Fort Leonard Wood; Gulfport NS, MS and Sheppard AFB, TX, respectively.

Bravo Company holds the distinction of co-training soldiers for Phase I of the 00B Engineer Diver MOS, in conjunction with the 577th Engineer Battalion.

Charlie Company, 169th Engineer Battalion conducts and supports Interservice Engineer Training at Gulfport NS, Mississippi to produce disciplined, highly motivated, physically fit, value-based, entry level carpentry and masonry specialists for the United States armed forces.

Delta Company, 169th Engineer Battalion conducts and supports Interservice Engineer and Aviation Logistics Training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, to produce disciplined, highly motivated, physically fit, value-based, entry level plumbers, electrical distribution specialists, and pneudralic specialists for the United States armed forces.

The coat of arms was originally approved on 26 Jan 1956. It was amended on 12 Jan 1999 to add the crest. The many campaigns in which the 169th participated, during the Vietnam conflict are recalled by the golden dragon, holding an engineer's divider to symbolize the outstanding construction work the unit accomplished in support of military operations during 1967 and 1968. The mountains represent the rugged country in which exacting land development projects were completed and also symbolize the regions in Italy where the unit saw action during World War II, specifically the Po Valley, North Apennines and Rome-Arno. Scarlet denotes courage and recalls three Meritorious Unit Commendations and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal awarded the 169th in the period 1966 to 1970.