Forces Command (FORSCOM)

4TH MANEUVER ENHANCEMENT BRIGADE (4TH MEB)
As a result of Army Modularity, the 4th MEB conducts maneuver support operations, support area operations, consequence management operations and stability operations for the supported force structure of today's Army.

The 4th MEB, a part of the 1st Infantry Division, enables all of the installations FORSCOM units to fall under one operational commander. That command and control includes four battalions-5th Engineer Battalion, 94th Engineer Battalion, 92nd Military Police Battalion and the 193rd Brigade Support Battalion.

As a deploying unit, the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade continuously trains, deploys, redeploys and resets in order to support the Army at War and conduct contingency operations within the borders of the nation.

The 4th MEB has a dual mission. First, it provides brigade level tactical leadership for the 5th Engineer Battalion, the 94th Engineer Battalion, and the 92nd Military Police Battalion, ensuring they are prepared to answer the nation's call. Second, the 4th MEB's remaining forces, 193rd Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), the 94th Signal Company, HHC 4th MEB and a myriad of units from all branches of the Armed Forces prepare and execute its role as Task Force Operations for the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-yield Explosives (CBRNE) Consequence Management Response Force (CCMRF) mission in the event of any major man-made or natural disaster within the continental United States that requires federal and Title 10 assistance.

5TH ENGINEER BATTALION (COMBAT) (MECHANIZED)
The 5th Engineer Battalion traces its lineage back to 1861 and the "Battalion of Engineer Troops," supporting the Army of the Potomac. The battalion was awarded battle streamers for the battles of Peninsula, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellors­ville, Virginia 1863, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Appomattox.

During the Spanish American War, the battalion engaged in bridge and railroad construction in Cuba, where they earned a battle streamer at Santiago. During the same period, the battalion saw action in the Philippine Insurrection and the Mexican Expedition, for which the battalion earned two more Battle Streamers.

During World War I, the 5th Engineer Regiment was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, fought in the province of Lorraine and was awarded the Lorraine Battle Streamer.

During World War II, the 5th Engineer Regiment formed several new units including the 1278th Engineer Battalion. The 1278th was re-designated as the 5th Engineer Battalion in January 1945. World War II service included constructing bridges, clearing minefields, and fighting as infantry. During World War II, the battalion received battle streamers for Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe.

In February 1957, the Fightin' Fifth was moved to Fort Leonard Wood. The reputation of the 5th placed the battalion high on the troop deployment list for Operation Desert Storm. As a member of 36th Engineer Group and 20th Engineer Brigade, the 5th Engineer Battalion supported the 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division in the defense of Saudi Arabia. Continuing to fight with 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, the Fightin' Fifth attacked east into the Euphrates River Valley and on into Basra.

The 5th Engineer Battalion has deployed three times in support of the Global War on Terror and Operation Iraqi Freedom. For its service to the nation, the 5th Engineer Battalion has received multiple Meritorious Unit Citations and Battle Streamers.

94TH ENGINEER BATTALION
The 94th Engineer Battalion was originally constituted as the 53rd Engineer Battalion on Oct. 1, 1933. The Wolverine identity was conceived on Feb. 12, 1941 when the battalion was activated in the wolverine state at Fort Custer, Michigan. After being re-designated as the 94th Engineer Service Regiment, the unit departed from New York on March 23, 1943, in route to North Africa, Italy and Germany to participate in the Naples-Foggia, the Rome-Arno, the Rhineland and the Central Europe campaigns.

After serving in France; Camp Myles Standish, Mass.; Fort Lewis, Wash.; Fort Belvoir, Va.; and various other locations throughout the eastern United States, the battalion finally settled in 1955 at Nellingen, Germany. In 1972, the unit relocated to Darmstadt, and in 1992 to Vilseck, Grafenwohr and Hohenfels, Germany.

In April 1988, the Battalion Headquarters and Alpha Company were combined to form Headquarters and Support Company, and prepared for deploy-ment to southern Turkey and northern Iraq. In 1991, the battalion deployed for Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq supporting the Kurdish population.

The Wolverines returned in 1992 and were assigned to the 130th Engineer Brigade, V Corps, as the only engineer combat battalion (heavy) in the European Theater. With the addition of the 535th Engineer Company (CSE) it became the largest engineer battalion in the U.S. Army.

In November 1995, the 94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) deployed in support of Task Force Eagle to Bosnia-Herzegovina. In May 1999, the battalion deployed to Kosovo in support of Task Force Falcon, where the Wolverines left their mark by building Camp Bondsteel.

In January 2003, the Wolverines deployed once again, this time to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The battalion transitioned to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in March of the same year supporting the 3rd Infantry Division's attack to Baghdad.

On Jan. 28, 2005, the 94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III.

On Aug. 1, 2006, the 94th Engineer Battalion uncased its colors at Fort Leonard Wood, as a modular engineer battalion consisting of HSC and FSC, 77th Engineer Company (Vertical), 103rd Engineer Company (Horizontal), 83rd Engineer Detachment (Concrete), and 156th Engineer Detachment (Survey and Design). On Oct. 1, 2006, the 562nd Engineer Detachment (Firefighting) was assigned to the battalion.

On Oct. 2, 2007 the 94th Engineer Battalion cased its colors again and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2007-2009. They redeployed to Fort Leonard in December 2008.

92ND MILITARY POLICE BATTALION
The 92nd Military Police Battalion was first constituted on June 8, 1945, in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detach-ment, 92nd Military Police Battalion. The unit was activated on June 23, 1945, in France, and deactivated after World War II on Feb. 25, 1946 in Bel-gium.

June 25, 1950, marked the beginning of the Korean War. The Army called for the 92nd Military Police Battalion and it was activated on Sept. 14, 1950. The unit deactivated before the end of the war on March 20, 1953. The 92nd received two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations. The first reads Korea 1950-1952 and the second reads Korea 1952-1953.

The 92nd activated again on Sept. 15, 1961, at Fort Bragg, N.C., in conjunction with the Vietnam hostilities. The unit played a significant role in the conflict and during the Tet Offensive, and was then deactivated on Feb. 5, 1970, in Vietnam. As a result of its service in Vietnam, the 92nd received two Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) Streamers; one is embroidered with Saigon Area 1966-1967 and the other with Vietnam 1967-1968.

On April 16, 1990, the 92nd MP BN activated to support the Armed Forces Expedition Panama. The unit remained activated in Panama until Oct. 15, 1997.

The 92nd MP BN activated on April 19, 2006 at Fort Benning, Ga., and deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006 2008.

193RD BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION
The 193rd Brigade Support Battalion was constituted Oct. 18, 1927, in the regular Army as an element of the 7th Motor Repair Battalion. It was later re-designated on May 1, 1936, as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 56th Quartermaster Regiment. The unit was activated in June 1941, at Fort Leonard Wood and then converted and re-designated on Aug. 1, 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 56th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Regiment. The battalion was broken up Sept. 30, 1942 and its elements reorganized and re-designated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 193rd Heavy Maintenance Battalion (Company I as the 335th Ordnance Motor Transport Company: Companies K, L and M as the 893rd, 894th and the 895th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Companies, respectively—hereafter separate lineages.)

The battalion was later re-designated May 17, 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 193rd Ordnance Battalion. Activation and in-activations occurred during the following dates:
Inactivated June 25, 1946 in France
Activated June 10, 1953 in France
Inactivated Dec. 1, 1954 in France
Activated March 24, 1962 in Germany
Inactivated Dec. 25, 1964 in Germany
On Dec. 21, 1977, the battalion was converted and re-designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 193rd Support Battalion, assigned to the 193rd Infantry Brigade and activated in Panama.

Again, on April 16, 1985 the unit was reorganized and re-designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 193rd Support Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).  read more...

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