 Staff Sgt. Timothy Lovato is being presented an encased American flag from Maj. Gen. Paul Hamm, Commander of the 412th Theater Engineer Command.
Vicksburg, Miss.-- Becoming a general officer is more of a process than an event, Brig. Gen. Bud R. Jameson told a crowd of Soldiers and civilians at his promotion ceremony in Vicksburg, Miss., on Oct. 16, 2009.  The 412th TEC honored seven retiring soldiers on September 12. Time in service for these Soldiers ranged from 24-34 years for a combined total of 207 years. The Soldiers honored were Colonel Derrick Batiste, Colonel Donald Kennedy, Colonel Reid Mrsny, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hourguettes, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Jones, Master Sergeant Yolanda Allen, and Master Sergeant Gilda Williams. (Pictured are retirees Colonel Derrick Batiste and Master Sergeant Gilda Williams with family during the ceremony reception.)  Vicksburg Police escort the bus carrying Soldiers of Deployable Command Post One, as it passes under an American flag held up by the Vicksburg Fire Department.  Paul Henson Jr., left, and his son Andrew Henson are headed to Afghanistan in the fall. (Meredith Spencer*The Vicksburg Post)  On Saturday, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Talley gave command of the 926th Engineer Brigade, an Army Reserve unit based in Montgomery, to Col. Bud Jameson Jr. Talley is going to the 84th Training Command in Wisconsin.  Maj. Gen. Paul Hamm (left) is being briefed on the Super "echo" training by 1st. Lt. Jeff Campbell (right), 779th Eng. Company Commander and Theatre Engineer Command (TEC) appointed Commandant of the MOS 21 Super Echo training.  In 90 degree heat, soldiers from the 841st Engineer Battalion stayed cool under pressure while competing in this year’s Army Reserve Philip A. Connelly awards, recently in Miami, Fla.  VICKSBURG, Mississippi – In recognition of the “Year of the NCO”, a cake cutting ceremony was held June 13th during the 2009 Warfighter Seminar at the Vicksburg Convention Center.
 Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Sims, left, and Lt. Col. Adam Roth furl the flag of the 844th Engineer Battalion on Monday at Fort McCoy, Wis. The flag will next fly during the battalion’s deployment on Kuwaiti or Iraqi soil
 From left to right, Staff Sgt. Shelly Shurtleff supervises the line while Pfc. Peterson Demon, Sgt. Jennifer Jones and Pfc. Christopher Dukes discuss amounts of portion sizes.  The 412th Theater Engineer Command is conducting their Thirtieth Annual Joint Engineer WARFIGHTER Seminar in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 11-14 June 2009. The expected audience will include active and reserve component participation with joint and multi-national representation from around the world. The Theme this year is “Full Spectrum Maneuver Support.”  Sgt. James Hill a 926th Engineer Brigade Soldier and his wife, Keri, from Canton, N.C., wave to the tens of thousands of cheering onlookers during Disney World's "Celebrate a Dream Come True" parade. Together with their son, Austin, and daughter, Jessy, the Hill family was selected by the Army Reserve Yellow Ribbon staff to be honored by Disney in recognition of the Month of the Military Child as the Grand Marshal of the parade. The Hills were attending the the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Workshop held in Orlando April 17-19. Sponsored by 81st Regional Support Command, the workshop brought nearly 700 Soldiers and their families for the three-day  “Without soldiers like you, the nation would not be able to carry out its strategic plans,” Maj. Gen. Paul Hamm, commanding general of the 412th, told the approximately 200 soldiers and family members in attendance.  Lt. Col. Mark Leighton (right) with SGM Benny Hubbard (center) brief COL David Hollands (left) on an ongoing mission during Key Resolve/ Foal Eagle.  KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Thousands of supporters showed up today at the Weisgarber Army Reserve Center to say farewell to the 844th Engineer Battalion Soldiers as they headed to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. There the Soldiers will receive their final training before they head to the CENTCOM area of operation.  WEST POINT — In a symbolic ceremony, Brig. Gen. Michael Silva handed the colors of the 411th Engineer Brigade to his successor Sunday.
After three years of commanding more than 3,800 soldiers and managing $1.8 billion in construction projects in Iraq, the West Point grad will return to Kansas and dust off his resume.
The unit is headquartered in New Windsor. It pulls members from across most of the eastern half of the state, including the Hudson Valley.  Maj. Gen. Alan Bell, deputy commanding general for the U.S. Army Reserve Command, presented the Army Superior Unit Award to the 412th ENOCM Commander Maj. Gen. Paul Hamm on the 27th of Feb. for its support and coordination of various units from July 1, 2006, to Oct. 1, 2007.  The brigade's mission safely cleared about a million miles of road networks in Iraq and removed 2,500 weapons from the streets of Iraq and was instrumental in rebuilding the country's infrastructure, Maj. Gen. Hamm said.  “In 1925, there was a study at the Army Historical Institute on Negro troops in World War I. It said Negroes were inferior to whites and that Negroes lacked the courage to engage in combat and lacked the ability to handle sophisticated equipment. This was the mindset of the military establishment at the outset of World War II. I think we demonstrated that was not right,” Gray said
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About the 412th Theater Engineer Command
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Video of the DCP 1 Departure Ceremony Vicksburg, Mississippi, 21 August 2009 | Overview
The 412th Theater Engineer Command, located in Vicksburg, Miss., conducts theater-level engineer operations for Eighth U.S. Army, Korea; U.S. Army Europe; and U.S. Army Pacific. Support continental U.S. – based engineer requirements as directed. Be prepared to participate in Joint and Combined regional contingency operations.
Mission
Provide ready and trained units to the Warfighting Commander in a Theater of Operations, as a Theater Engineer Command (TEC) with Deployable Command Posts (DCPs) in support of a COCOM during contingency operations or domestic support.
1265 Porters Chapel Road Vicksburg Mississippi 39180-5790
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