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The 307th Engineer Battalion (United States) is a versatile power generation battalion assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that provides commercial-level power to military units and federal relief organizations during full-spectrum operations. Additionally, the commander serves as the Commandant of the U.S. Army Prime Power School, the institution responsible for the development of Army and Navy power generation specialists.

Motto
The battalion's motto is "I Maintain the Right!".

Units
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Mission
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World War I
The 307th Engineer Battalion was activated on 5 August 1917 at Fort Gordon, Georgia and attached to the 82nd Infantry Division. The battalion participated in the St. Mihiel offensive, Lorraine and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. The battalion earned the motto "I Maintain the Right!" when it protected the right flank of the 82nd Infantry Division by repulsing a larger German force. The 82nd Infantry Division was deactivated at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 17 May 1919 and placed on reserve status.

World War II
The battalion was reactivated on 25 March 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana as part of the 82nd Infantry Division under General Omar Bradley. The battalion was redesignated on 15 August 1942 as the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion (AEB) in the redesignated 82nd Airborne Division. The 307th AEB first conducted it's first combat operations on 10 July 1943 by parachuting with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) over Sicily during Operation Husky. Engineers from B Company fought at the Biazza Ridge on 11 July 1943. Later that night, Soldiers from C Company, 307th AEB were dropped along with the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (PFAB) near Gela, Sicily. The airborne force sustained approximately 10 percent casualties.

Following Operation Husky, the 504th PIR, 376th PFAB, and C Company, 307th AEB formed the 504th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) and fought throughout the rest of World War II. The 505th PIR, 456th PFAB and B Company, 307th AEB formed the 505th Regimental Combat Team (RCT).

The 504th RCT conducted a parachute drop the night of 13 September 1943 at Salerno called "Oil Drum Drop".

To be continued...

Post World War II
The 82nd Airborne Division remained in Germany as an occupation force in the American Sector of Berlin. The 82nd Airborne Division earned the nickname "America's Guard of Honor" during this time period. The 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion participated in eight campaigns during World War II.

Global War on Terrorism
In 1994, the battalion was reactivated and designated as the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), stationed at Fort Belvoir, VA.

Operation Enduring Freedom
Immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, elements of the 249th were deployed to New York City and were instrumental in restoring power to Wall Street enabling the financial district to resume operations within a week of the attack.

Operation Iraqi Freedom
The 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) provides oversight on all coalition operating base power projects in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom).

Hurricane Katrina
The 249th deployed teams to the Gulf Region under Joint Task Force Katrina, working with contractors, and local and state entities to assess, they helped install and maintain emergency generators at critical facilities. By 5 September 2005, the 17th Street Canal breach was closed. Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters had dropped over 200 sand bags, with approximately 125 sandbags breaking the surface of the water. After the emergency was over, plans called for the canal to be drained and the wall repaired.

Lineage

 * Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 307th Engineers and assigned to the 82d Division
 * Organized 27 August 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
 * Demobilized 12-17 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey
 * Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 307th Engineer Regiment and assigned to the 82d Division
 * Organized in December 1921 at Jacksonville, Florida
 * Regiment (less 2d Battalion) reorganized and redesignated 30 January 1942 as the 307th Engineer Battalion, an element of the 82d Division (later redesignated as the 82d Airborne Division) (2d Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 868th Engineer Battalion, Aviation--hereafter separate lineage)
 * Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
 * Reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1942 as the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
 * Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps
 * Withdrawn 15 November 1948 from the Organized Reserve Corps and allotted to the Regular Army
 * Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1957 as the 307th Engineer Battalion
 * Inactivated 15 June 2006 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and relieved from assignment to the 82d Airborne Division
 * Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated 15 September 2010 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina (Support Company concurrently constituted and activated)
 * Assigned 16 June 2014 to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division (Support Company concurrently inactivated and lettered companies activated)

World War I

 * Meuse-Argonne
 * St. Mihiel
 * Lorraine 1918

World War II

 * Sicily (with arrowhead)
 * Naples-Foggia
 * Normandy (with arrowhead)
 * Rhineland (with arrowhead)
 * Ardennes-Alsace
 * Central Europe

Armed Forces Expeditions

 * Dominican Republic
 * Grenada

Southwest Asia

 * Defense of Saudi Arabia
 * Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

War on Terrorism

 * Afghanistan: Consolidation I
 * Additional campaigns to be determined

Armed Forces Expeditions

 * Panama (with arrowhead)

World War II

 * Anzio (with arrowhead)

Vietnam

 * Tet Counteroffensive
 * Counteroffensive, Phase IV
 * Counteroffensive, Phase V
 * Counteroffensive, Phase VI
 * Tet 69/Counteroffensive
 * Summer-Fall 1969
 * Winter-Spring 1970

Decorations

 * Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HOLLAND
 * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
 * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2013
 * Belgian Fourragere 1940
 * 1) Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
 * 2) Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in Belgium and Germany
 * Military Order of William (Degree of the Knight of the Fourth Class), Streamer embroidered NIJMEGEN 1944
 * Netherlands Orange Lanyard

Company A additionally entitled to

 * Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
 * Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2003
 * French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered STE. MERE EGLISE
 * French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered COTENTIN
 * French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere

Company B additionally entitled to

 * Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
 * Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
 * Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BAGHDAD MAY 2003-FEB 2004
 * French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered STE. MERE EGLISE
 * French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered COTENTIN
 * French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere

Company C additionally entitled to

 * Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
 * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
 * Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
 * Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968