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416TH THEATER ENGINEER COMMAND

Darien, Illinois

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Brandon Dunham, 94th Military Police Company, 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, from Saco, Maine, will represent the 412th TEC at the U.S. Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition in the enlisted category. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

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The Bailey Bridge on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., was surveyed by the 650th Survey and Design Team and the 368th Engineer Battalion construction management team during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky., and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Bodwell)

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The Bailey Bridge on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., was surveyed by the 650th Survey and Design Team and the 368th Engineer Battalion construction management team during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky. and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (Courtesy photo)

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U.S. Army Reserve lieutenants attend a class to prepare them for an officer development competition of finding the military load classification of a Bailey bridge and surrounding area at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky. and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

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Spc. Richard Rodriguez from the 475th Engineer Company out of Ponce, Puerto Rico, conducts construction operations of a road as Sgt. Norbert Prats performs security during the Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort Hunter Liggitt, Calif. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky. and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Brian Wentworth)

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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers react to contact during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky. and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers react to contact during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif.. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; Fort Knox, Ky. and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers react to contact during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky. and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers react to contact during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

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Spc. William Shaw (left) provides safety and ground guides Sgt. Timothy Marler, both with the 389th Engineer Company, while drilling post holes for a stairs project during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01 at Fort Hunter Liggitt, Calif. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky. and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Steffanie Collazo)

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A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 389th Engineer Company (Hortizontal), installs new light fixtures during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-16-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Nearly 40 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces trained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Fort Knox, Ky. and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 78-16-01. This exercise marks the first CSTX of 2016 and is hosted by the 78th Training Division. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Steffanie Collazo)

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Members of Forward Support Company’s Family Readiness Group pose for a photo with Army Reserve leadership after a ceremony at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes, Feb. 26. The FRG was recognized as the best in the U.S. Army Reserve by winning a 2015 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award.

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James Balocki, chief executive officer and director, Services and Installations for the Army Reserve, shows members of the Forward Support Company’s Family Readiness Group various locations in the Pentagon, after receiving the 2015 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, Feb. 26, as the best FRG in the Army Reserve.

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Members of Forward Support Company’s Family Readiness Group pose for a photo with Doug Molof, senior legislative assistant to Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35). The FRG toured several locations in Washington after receiving 2015 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, Feb. 26, as the best FRG in the Army Reserve.

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Capt. Michael Davis, commander, assigned to Forward Support Company, 980th Engineer Battalion, speaks with Doug Molof, Senior Legislative Assistant to Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35) during a tour of Washington. Davis and fellow members of the unit’s Family Readiness Group had the opportunity to visit offices of their home state representatives of Texas after receiving the 2015 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes, Feb. 26, as the best FRG in the Army Reserve.

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Capt. Michael Davis, commander, and 1st Lt. Amber Williams, both assigned to Forward Support Company, 980th Engineer Battalion, receive the 2015 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes, Feb. 26, as the best FRG in the U.S. Army Reserve.

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Myles Eckert, son, Tiffany Eckert, wife, and Marlee Eckert, daughter, of Sgt. Gary Eckert, 983rd Engineer Battalion, sit together during the ceremony honoring their father and husband after receiving the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction after being killed in action in May 2005.

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The family of Sgt. Gary Eckert, of Toledo, Ohio, and Steve Brunn, Survivor Outreach Services support coordinator, show the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction he was awarded after he was killed in action in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV May 8, 2005, while serving with the 983rd Engineer Battalion, Monclova, Ohio.

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Myles Eckert sits on the lap of his grandfather, retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jerry Eckert, during the ceremony honoring Sgt. Gary Eckert receiving the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction after he was killed in action in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV May 8, 2005, while serving with the 983rd Engineer Battalion, Monclova, Ohio.

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Master Sgt. Jerry Eckert, father of Sgt. Gary Eckert, 983rd Engineer Battalion, talks to Chief Warrant Officer 5 Russell P. Smith, command chief warrant officer of the U.S. Army Reserve, about his son receiving the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction after being killed in action in May 2005.

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