16th Engineer Brigade

September 2020 16th Engineer Brigade 16th Engineer Brigade SSI.svg 16th Engineer Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia 1917 - present US United States 25px United States Army National Guard Combat Engineer Brigade 25px Ohio Army National Guard Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC), Columbus, Ohio "Iron Castle" (special designation) 125px Distinctive Unit Insignia 200px 16th Engineer Brigade Flag thumb|16th Engineer Brigade soldiers clearing a demolished building. The 16th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army National Guard of Ohio. The brigade is responsible for a number of units throughout Ohio, most of which are also combat engineer units. Overview Members of the brigade provide construction and design assistance for nations worldwide, both in aid to civilian authorities and traditional training environments. The HHC 16th Engineer Brigade, mobilized into federal active duty in June 2020 in support of Operation Spartan Shield, Task Force Iron Castle. Organization As of February 2026 the 16th Engineer Brigade consists of the following units:Major Subordinate Commands https://www.ong.ohio.gov/oharng/oharng-units.pdf Ohio Army National Guard 8 February 2026Annual Report for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 ~ State Fiscal Year 2025 https://www.ong.ohio.gov/media/annual-reports/2024-2025-lr.pdf Ohio Adjutant General’s Department 8 February 2026 31–38 31 July 2025Fact Book & Installation Brief https://www.ong.ohio.gov/members/resources/documents/2024-FactBook-InstallationBrief.pdf Ohio Adjutant General’s Department & Ohio National Guard 8 February 2026 35–41 29px 16th Engineer Brigade, in Columbus Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Engineer Brigade, in Columbus 204th Engineer Detachment (Construction Management Team), in Columbus 27px 112th Engineer Battalion, in Brook Park Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 112th Engineer Battalion, in Brook Park Forward Support Company, 112th Engineer Battalion, in Brook Park 291st Engineer Detachment (Concrete Section), in Newton Falls 292nd Engineer Detachment (Asphalt), in Newton Falls 812th Engineer Company (Sapper), in Lorain 945th Engineer Company (Engineer Support Company), in Norwalk 1192nd Engineer Company (Engineer Construction Company), in Newton Falls 5694th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting Team — HQ), in Mansfield 295th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting Team — Fire Truck), in Mansfield 296th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighting Team — Fire Truck), in Mansfield 27px 216th Engineer Battalion, in Cincinnati Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, in Cincinnati Forward Support Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, in Cincinnati 811th Engineer Company (Combat Engineer Company — Infantry), in Amanda 1137th Signal Company (Tactical Installation/Networking), in Springfield 1191st Engineer Company (Engineer Construction Company), in Portsmouth 1194th Engineer Company (Vertical Construction Company), in Chillicothe Lineage Parent unit constituted 29 August 1917 in the National Guard as Headquarters, 62d Field Artillery Brigade, an element of the 37th Division Organized on 21 September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio, with personnel from the Ohio National Guard Demobilized on 11 April 1919 at Camp Sherman, Ohio Expanded, reorganized, and Federally recognized in the Ohio National Guard as elements of the 37th Division as follows: Headquarters, 62d Field Artillery Brigade 26 July 1922 at Columbus (location changed on 1 June 1937 to Cleveland) Headquarters Battery, 62d Field Artillery Brigade, 26 April 1922 at Dayton (hereafter, separate lineage) Inducted into Federal service on 15 October 1940 at Columbus Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1942 as Headquarters, 37th Division Artillery Inactivated on 18 December 1945 at Camp Anza, California Consolidated 11 November 1946 with the 37th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (see ANNEX); consolidated unit Federally recognized as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 37th Division Artillery Ordered into active Federal service on 15 January 1952 at Columbus (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 37th Division Artillery [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 15 January 1954) Released from active Federal service on 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; Federal recognition was concurrently withdrawn from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 37th Division Artillery (NGUS) Redesignated 1 September 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 37th Infantry Division Artillery Converted and redesignated 15 February 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Engineer Brigade and relieved from assignment to the 37th Infantry Division Ordered into active Federal service 10 September 2005 at Columbus; released from active Federal service 8 March 2007 and reverted to state control Ordered into active Federal service on 31 August 2009 at Columbus; released from active Federal service 4 October 2010 and reverted to state control Ordered into active Federal service on 25 June 2020 at Columbus ANNEX Organized and Federally recognized on 29 April 1921 in the Ohio National Guard at Columbus as Headquarters Company, 2d Infantry Brigade Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1921 as Headquarters Company, 74th Infantry Brigade an element of the 37th Division (later redesignated as the 37th Infantry Division) Inducted into Federal service on 15 October 1940 at Columbus Converted and redesignated on 1 February 1942 as the 37th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop Reorganized and redesignated on 1 June 1944 as the 37th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized Inactivated on 13 December 1945 at Camp Stoneman, California Honors CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT World War I Lorraine 1918 World War II Northern Solomons Luzon (with arrowhead) War on Terrorism Iraq Iraq Governance National Resolution Iraqi Sovereignty DECORATIONS Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BOUGAINVILLE Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 Meritorious Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005–2006 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009 - 2010 References GlobalSecurity.org: 16th Engineer Brigade 016 Category:Ohio National Guard units