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United States Army Engineer School By Order of the Secretary of the Army: 573-563-8080 / DSN 676-8080 PETER J. SCHOOMAKER COMMANDANT General, United States Army MG Randal R. Castro Chief of Staff 563-6116 <[email protected]> ASSISTANT COMMANDANT Official: COL(P) Todd T. Semonite 563-6192 <[email protected]> REGIMENTAL COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR Sandra R. Riley CSM Clinton J. Pearson Administrative Assistant to the 563-8060 <[email protected]> Secretary of the Army 06101 DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT COL Lou L. Marich Engineer (ISSN 0046-1989) is published quarterly 563-8080 <[email protected]> by the United States Army Engineer School, 320 MAN- SCEN Loop, Suite 348, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT–USAR 65473-8929. 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NGINEE The Professional Bulletin of Army Engineers July-September 2005 EHeadquarters, Department of the Army VolumeR 35 PB 5-05-3 FEATURES UNITED STATES ARMY 04 Fighting as Engineers ENGINEER SCHOOL By Captain Matthew Louvet 07 Urban Operations Training at the Power Projection Platform COMMANDANT “Welcome to Al Wadi” Major General By Lieutenant Colonel John C. McClellan and Captain Eric M. Noe Randal R. Castro 11 The Combat Corps Wheeled Battalion in the Divisional Warfight – Combat Engineering in an Urban Environment MANAGING EDITOR By Lieutenant Colonel David E. Chesser and Major Adam S. Roth Shirley Bridges 15 Effecting a Major Road Repair in Baghdad By Lieutenant Colonel Keith A. Landry, Major Glen T. Adams, CONTRIBUTING EDITORS and Captain Steven M. Brown Cheryl Green 20 The Army’s Top Firefighter Penny Moats By Ms. Cheryl Green Kathy Webber 21 New Tactical Fire Fighting Truck GRAPHIC DESIGNER By Specialist Judith D. DaCosta Jennifer Morgan 22 A Horse of a Different Color – The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade By Colonel Christopher J. Toomey 24 The 861st Engineer Company Prepares for Deployment Front Cover: By Sergeant John Cervone U.S. Army engineer 26 A Bridge Recovery Mission in Iraq Soldiers in urban and By Sergeant First Class Pete Quinton and Second Lieutenant Maureen Wells complex terrain - then and now. 28 Unit of Action Reconnaissance Sergeant By Staff Sergeant Andrew J. Way Back Cover: 29 The New Cavalry Leader’s Course Sergeant First Class By Major Matthew A. Dooley Paul R. Smith, Medal of 30 Engineer Mobile Training Team – Standing Up the Afghan National Honor recipient Army Engineering School By Captain Eric G. Nichols 33 Iraq and the Scoop on Sandbags By Ms. Dana L. Finney 34 Coyote Engineers Support CJTF-76 By Colonel Nancy J. Wetherill DEPARTMENTS 02 Clear the Way 25 Book Review By Major General Randal R. Castro By Mrs. Susan Groth 03 Lead the Way 38 Engineer Update By Command Sergeant Major Clinton J. Pearson 39 Dedication 18 CTC Notes – “SWEAT” 40 Subscription Order Form By Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Magness 41 Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith Memorial and Major James Ahear.n (NTC) July-September 2005 Engineer 1 Clear The Way By Major General Randal R. Castro Commandant, United States Army Engineer School elcome to our latest issue of En- wood.army.mil/eschool/>. Another tool gineer. Greetings to all of you that we are leveraging to provide you rel- Wwho are serving from all around evant information is “The Engineer Blast.” the globe. And thank you for taking the time It is a bimonthly e-mail newsletter that pro- to sit with us and read the latest experiences vides current news and updates through- from the great Soldiers in our Regiment. Each out the Regiment. If you have not seen it, of you performs a vital job across the force, ask your unit leadership to pass it down and I want you to know I appreciate the to you. role each of you plays in making the Army This issue is focused on engineer op- function from day to day. Without you, we erations in urban and complex terrain. It is could not accomplish all that we have. I one of our greatest challenges in theater want to thank you all for what you do for today, and we must become proficient in our Regiment and our country. understanding assured mobility in this As we approach four years of fighting environment. We have had some great ar- the Global War on Terrorism, we are busy ticles from the folks that are making things as ever, trying to synchronize major events for our Army and happen. We will continue to address this subject at our Army the Engineer Regiment. I know most of our engineers are ei- Engineer Association Conference, 24-27 October 2005, in ther deploying, deployed, or recently deployed. Many of you Orlando, Florida. I look forward to seeing our Regiment’s lead- will also be a part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) ership there to share their experiences and lessons learned. I reorganization and Integrated Global Presence and Basing want to take your feedback and return to the Engineer School Strategy, which will move forward-stationed units to CONUS- and spiral your ideas into our doctrine and lesson plans for based posts. While we do all these deployments and move- our Soldiers and young leaders. ments between installations, we are going to use this inertia to We want to continue making this a viable and relevant profes- transform the Regiment in conjunction with the Army’s efforts sional bulletin. Continue to submit your articles and share your to modularize into brigade combat teams (BCTs), units of experiences and lessons learned with the Regiment. employment-tactical (UEx), and units of employment- As I close this message, I ask you to take a deep breath, let operational (UEy). We received great news recently that the it out slowly, and relax. Don’t forget what is important…I want Vice Chief of Staff of the Army approved the Future Engineer you to remain balanced in your lives, contribute to your team Force Update. It is a significant event for our Army and will of teams, and passionately make a positive difference wher- require everyone’s efforts to accomplish. ever you serve. Now more than ever, we have the ability to keep you in- Thanks again for all you do for our Regiment and the Army! formed on what is happening around the Regiment. I have Essayons! spoken to you all recently on a number of subjects that can be found on our Engineer School Web site at <http://www. Carry On! ○○○○○○○○ The back cover of this issue of Engineer and the poster in the center are a tribute to Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith, an engineer Soldier and the recipient of the first Medal of Honor for service during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. Sergeant Smith, whose selfless service to his country was the epitome of the Warrior Ethos, has brought great honor to the Army and to the Engineer Regiment. 2 Engineer July-September 2005 Lead The Way By Command Sergeant Major Clinton J.
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