Staff members with the 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) participate in a Mission Command seminar. 416th TEC staff developed a shared understanding of Knowledge Management, Army Design Methodology and the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP).
Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jody Daniels discusses promotion packet and preparation for the Army Combat Fitness Test during a virtual battle assembly with Soldiers of the 721st Engineer Construction Company. Photo by: SGT Francis Concepcion
Capt. David Rey, with the Contingency Response Unit, provides operational support to the USACE Operations Center (UOC). As a staff augmentee, he is one of several staff members to provide daily briefs to the chief of engineers on national response efforts. The 24-hour UOC monitors and receives updates from USACE Division-level Emergency Operations Centers on the construction and assessment of ACFs, and tracks each division’s deployed personnel.
Firefighters: Training to protect
Members of the 216th Firefighter Engineer Detachment (Firefighter Team), South Dakota Army National Guard, and 416th Engineer Command (Firefighter Team), U.S. Army Reserve out of Houston, Texas, trained for the past year to ultimately team up with 5th Armored Brigade observer, coach, trainers and White Sands Missile Range firefighters for their final validation, a culminating training exercise at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 17-28.
April 6, 2023 - Members of the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve trained for the past year to ultimately team up with 5th Armored Brigade observer, coach, trainers and WSMR firefighters for their final validation, a culminating...

Wallace says farewell to 416th TEC
Then Capt. Jason Wallace, commander of Company B, 479th Engineer Battalion, from Fort Drum, New York, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to then Sgt. 1st Class Malcolm MacPherson as a retirement award. When MacPherson retired he was one of the platoon sergeants in the company.
March 23, 2023 - Brig. Gen. Jason Wallace, the former deputy commander-operations, 416th Theater Engineer Command, will say farewell and retire after more than 30 years of military service. Wallace served in the U.S. Army for 30 years, on...

Joint Task Force-Red Hill celebrates Engineer Week, recognizes important role engineers play in executing mission
U.S. Army Maj. Stephen Buck, an engineering officer assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) reviews his notes inside the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) at Halawa, Hawaii, Feb. 22, 2023. Buck is one of approximately 60 engineers working to defuel the RHBFSF. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Orlando Corpuz)
March 6, 2023 - In recognition of Engineer roles in defueling the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH), the recently established military organization tasked with defueling, joined the engineering...

485th Engineer Company returns after nine-month deployment
A Soldier from the 485th Engineer Company hugs his Family members Feb. 14 after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait.
Feb. 28, 2023 - On Feb. 14, more than 130 Soldiers from the 485th Engineer Company, 863rd Battalion, returned to Arlington Heights, Illinois, after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait...

Soldiers from Arizona's 253rd Engineer Battalion receive Meritorious Unit Commendation
Soldiers of the 253rd Engineer Battalion attended a meritorious unit commendation ceremony at the Florence Military Reservation in Florence, Arizona, on Feb. 4, 2023. The 253rd Engineer Battalion displayed exceptional meritorious service in support of operations Spartan Shield and Freedom's Sentinel. The meritorious unit commendation gets awarded to units for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during military operations against an armed enemy. The unit's superior performance and engineering contributions provided lasting impacts on the United States Central Command's area of responsibility.
Feb. 6, 2023 - Soldiers with the 253rd Engineer Battalion accepted the Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) award today for exceptional service in support of operations Spartan Shield and Freedom’s Sentinel. The award was earned collectively...

First line leaders surround Soldier during difficult times
Soldiers from the 469th Combat Engineer Company Infantry, Machesney Park, Ill., pose for a team photo at the National Training Center in 2021.
Jan. 6, 2023 - The leadership from a Machesney Park, Illinois, Army Reserve unit and the 389th Engineer Battalion headquartered here, combined forces to help a Soldier deal with thoughts of suicide...

Furlough leads to success in bodybuilding
Maj. Timothy Jarvis flexes his muscles after placing second place during a bodybuilding competition Dec. 3, 2022, in Waukegan, Illinois.
Jan. 6, 2023 - During the COVID-19 pandemic, many encountered life-changing events, including Maj. Timothy Jarvis of the 416th Theater Engineer Command’s Contingency Command Post. Those changes led Jarvis on a path he never thought of, as...

411th Engineer Company equipment deployment by rail movement at Fort McCoy, Part IX
Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserve’s 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoy’s existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And it’s a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as for moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. The 411th is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Dec. 1, 2022 - Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserve’s 411th Engineer Company load railcars with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis...

General’s trunk makes homecoming to 416th Theater Engineer Command
Todd and Beverly Parkhurst showcase a photo of Brig. Gen. Don A. Parkhurst, the namesake of the Parkhurst Army Reserve Center and the headquarters of the 416th Theater Engineer Command in Darien, Illinois. The couple donated his World War II trunk to the unit.
Dec. 1, 2022 - When the Parkhurst family made the decision to move from Chicago to Florida, they had to consider a home for more than just themselves.A World War II trunk was one of the last relics of their late father, Brig. Gen. Don A...

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier competes at 2022 World Skate Roller Games
Sgt. 1st Class Markevous Humphrey practices his form near Ft. Bragg, North Carolina on Oct. 5, 2022. Humphrey is preparing to compete for the World Skate Roller Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Nov. 30, 2022 - Sometimes a passion you never knew you had skates right into your life. It happened quickly for one United States Army Reserve Soldier who is now on pace to achieve his goal of participating in the Olympics...100 meters at a...
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