863rd Engineer Battalion (CBT)(HVY)
The 863rd Engineer Battalion (CBT)(HVY) mission is to increase the combat effectiveness of division, corps and theater army forces by accomplishing general engineering tasks and limited mobility, countermobility, and survivability tasks; to construct, repair, and maintain main supply routes landing strips, buildings, structures and utilities; and to perform rear area security operations when required.
The Oklahoma National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve provided McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Oklahoma, with a much-needed facelift as a part of their annual training exercise, "Golden Kastle '98." The training that the soldiers received closely resembled a real-time mobilization because the participating units reported to an unfamiliar group headquarters and combined forces with units from other parts of the country to accomplish the mission. Units participating in the exercise were the 120th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) of the Oklahoma National Guard; the 389th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), Dubuque, Iowa; 467th Engineer Battalion (Corps) (Wheeled), Memphis, Tennessee, and the 863rd Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), Darien, Illinois.
About 800 engineer soldiers were at Fort McCoy June 16 to 23, 2001, to accomplish Installation Related Construction (IRC) troop projects. Members of the 863rd Engineer Battalion worked on the East Maneuver Road, which will provide a second north-south crossing on the installation. Other projects included doing building renovations and constructing training aids.
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