411th Engineer Battalion (CBT)(HVY
In preparation for a hostile situation, the battalion has performed construction in several places across the Pacific area. It is important for the 411th to maintain this training because their combat mission would be to build base camps, bridges, roads, etc., Although the unit consists of soldiers with a variety of professions, the majority of them have carpentry-related jobs in their civilian lives. This extra experience not only helped get the projects done faster, but also in training other soldiers who are not as familiar with carpentry.
More than 1,700 people on Guam were left homeless by Typhoon Paka Dec. 16, 1997. More than 900 of them were moved into three open-bay dorms New Year's Eve. Carpenters, plumbers, electricians and general construction workers from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron here and the U.S. Army Reserve 411th Engineer Battalion converged on the 354, two- and three-bedroom housing units on Andersen South once used by Kurdish evacuees during Operation Pacific Haven, which ended April 1997.
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