Army Reserve engineers end Iraq tour
Oct 19, 2010
By Cpt. Tony Deiss
Army Reserve engineers end Iraq tour supporting troops in Afghanistan
CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan -- Soldiers deploying to support two wars in one year doesn't happen often, but Soldiers of the 367th Engineer Battalion and 492nd Engineer Company, both of the U.S. Army Reserve, have supported Soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait, and are now supporting servicemembers in Afghanistan.
Initially mobilized to help sustain construction projects for the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq, these vertical engineers have taken on a new mission to finish construction projects in Afghanistan to provide more permanent-living space for troops within the Kabul Base Cluster (KBC) in the capital region.
"The biggest reason this mission is important is that housing is a very limited commodity within the KBC and there are a lot of troops that need to move in to accomplish missions; there just isn't the permanent housing available right now," said Capt. Joel Welter, 367th deputy of operations.
"We want to move people into these buildings and out of tents before winter sets in."
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