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219th Engineer Brigade
219th Engineer Brigade
	219th Engineer Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	2016 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Indiana
Branch	Army
Type	Engineer
Size	Brigade
Part of	Army National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Johnson County Armory, Franklin, Indiana
Motto(s)	Eye of the Tiger
Engagements	Operation New Dawn
Decorations	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
Commanders
Commanding Officer	COL John C. Roark
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Benjamin M. Joy
Notable; commanders	COL Ivan E. Denton (First Commander)
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

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The 219th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade assigned to the 38th Infantry Division of the Indiana Army National Guard. Soldiers of the 219th Engineer Brigade provide various supportive duties to other Army units, including construction, engineering, and mechanical work on other Army projects.

The 219th was originally activated in 2007 as the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, one of ten other self-sufficient battlefield surveillance brigades that were activated during efforts to reform and modernize the US Army. Its original mission was to improve situational awareness for commanders at division-level or higher. However, in 2015, battlefield surveillance brigades were declared obsolete. Five out of the ten brigades were reorganized into expeditionary military intelligence brigades. Two were disbanded. The other three were converted into different types of units. In 2016, the 219th Engineer Brigade was activated.

Since its activation, the unit has taken part in overseas tours to Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and has independently conducted various humanitarian missions in the United States and in other nations throughout the world.

Organization

The 219th Engineer Brigade currently consists of one engineer battalion, one field artillery battalion, and one signal company, with units spread out throughout Indiana. The Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) is headquartered at Johnson County Armory, Franklin, Indiana. The 113th Engineer Battalion is headquartered at Gary, Indiana. 2-150th Field Artillery Battalion is headquartered at Bloomington, Indiana. The 738th Signal Company is located at Lafayette, Indiana.

Past commanders

COL David N. Vesper
COL Timothy N. Thombleson
COL R. Dale Lyles
COL Steven Hines
COL Sean Begley

References

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+{{Use American English|date=August 2015}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
-[[Image:219BattlefieldSurvBdeSSI.jpg|thumb|Brigade insignia]]
+{{Infobox military unit
-The '''219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade''' is a [[Battlefield Surveillance Brigade]] in the [[Army National Guard|US Army National Guard]]. It is part of the [[Indiana Army National Guard]]. The 219th BfSB is currently composed of:<br />
+| unit_name = 219th Engineer Brigade
+| image = 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade CSIB.svg
+| caption = 219th Engineer Brigade [[Shoulder sleeve insignia|Shoulder Sleeve Insignia]]
+| dates = 2016 – present
+| country = {{flag|United States}}
+| allegiance = {{flag|Indiana}}
+| branch = {{flag|United States Army|name=Army}}
+| type = [[US Army Corps of Engineers|Engineer]]
+| size = [[Brigade]]
+| command_structure =[[File:US Army National Guard Insignia.svg|23px]] [[Army National Guard]]
+| garrison = Johnson County Armory, [[Franklin, Indiana]]
+| battles = [[Iraq War#2010: US drawdown and Operation New Dawn|Operation New Dawn]]
+| decorations = [[File:Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] ([[United States Army|Army]])
+| commander1 = COL John C. Roark
+| commander1_label = Commanding Officer
+| commander2 = CSM Benjamin M. Joy
+| commander2_label = Command Sergeant Major
+| notable_commanders = COL Ivan E. Denton (First Commander)
+| motto =''Eye of the Tiger''
+| identification_symbol = [[File:219bfsbdui.jpg|100px]]
+| identification_symbol_label = [[Distinctive unit insignia]]
+}}
+The '''219th Engineer Brigade''' is a combat engineer brigade assigned to the [[38th Infantry Division (United States)|38th Infantry Division]] of the [[Indiana National Guard|Indiana Army National Guard]]. Soldiers of the 219th Engineer Brigade provide various supportive duties to other Army units, including construction, engineering, and mechanical work on other Army projects.
+The 219th was originally activated in 2007 as the 219th [[Battlefield surveillance brigades in the United States Army|Battlefield Surveillance Brigade]], one of ten other self-sufficient battlefield surveillance brigades that were activated during efforts to reform and modernize the US Army. Its original mission was to improve situational awareness for commanders at [[division (military)|division]]-level or higher. However, in 2015, battlefield surveillance brigades were declared obsolete. Five out of the ten brigades were reorganized into expeditionary military intelligence brigades. Two were disbanded. The other three were converted into different types of units. In 2016, the 219th Engineer Brigade was activated.
+Since its activation, the unit has taken part in overseas tours to [[Kuwait]], Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, [[Afghanistan]], and has independently conducted various humanitarian missions in the United States and in other nations throughout the world.
-* Headquarters & Headquarters Company ([[Camp Atterbury]], [[Indiana]])
-** Commander (as of 2010): COL Ivan Denton
-** Command Sergeant Major (as of 2010): CSM Otis Pugh<br />
+==Organization==
+The 219th Engineer Brigade currently consists of one engineer battalion, one field artillery battalion, and one signal company, with units spread out throughout Indiana. The Brigade [[Headquarters and Headquarters Company]] (HHC) is headquartered at Johnson County Armory, [[Franklin, Indiana|Franklin]], Indiana. The [[113th Engineer Battalion]] is headquartered at [[Gary, Indiana]]. [[150th Field Artillery Regiment|2-150th Field Artillery Battalion]] is headquartered at [[Bloomington, Indiana]]. The 738th Signal Company is located at [[Lafayette, Indiana]].
+==Past commanders==
-*2d Battalion, [[151st Infantry Regiment]] – South Bend, IN
+*COL David N. Vesper
-** Company A – Hammond, IN (Light Infantry)
+*COL Timothy N. Thombleson
-** Company B – Logansport, IN (Light Infantry)
+*COL R. Dale Lyles
-<br />
+*COL Steven Hines
+*COL Sean Begley
-* 2nd Squadron, 152d [[Cavalry]] Regiment (Reconnaissance & Surveillance)
-** HHT – Columbus, IN
-** Troop A – Bluffton, IN Light Cav
-** Troop B – Bluffton, IN Light Cav
-** Company C – Seymour, IN [[Long Range Surveillance]] ([[Airborne]]) [http://www.ranger151.com/ "Indiana Rangers"]
-::Formerly know as D. Co. [[Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol]] 151st [[Infantry]] ([[Airborne]]); D. Co. [[Ranger]] 151st [[Infantry]] ([[Airborne]]) and as The 151st [[Infantry]] [[Long Range Surveillance Detachment]] ([[Airborne]]). This elite [[Long Range Surveillance]] Unit is comprised of [[Paratroopers]], [[Snipers]], [[Pathfinders]], [[Signal]] Communications Specialists and [[Rangers]] specializing in Reconnaissance and Surveillance deep behind enemy lines serving within the [[Indiana Army National Guard]] They are now designated as C. 2/152 [[Long Range Surveillance Company]] ([[Airborne]]) of the [[219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade]] but the [http://www.ranger151.com/ "Indiana Rangers"] were also formerly know as D. Co. [[Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol]] 151st [[Infantry]] ([[Airborne]]); D. Co. [[Ranger]] 151st [[Infantry]] ([[Airborne]]) and as The 151st [[Infantry]] ([[Long Range Surveillance Detachment]]) ([[Airborne]]). Through their lineage this elite unit is affiliated with the [[US Army]]'s [[75th Ranger Regiment]] as per their full membership within the [http://www.75thrra.com/units/d151.html 75th Ranger Regiment Association]. The [[Indiana Rangers]] first originated as an elite 19th-century mounted militia force.
-<br />
-* Attached*
-* 1413th Engineer Company (Horizontal) – North Vernon, IN
-* Detachment, 165th Quartermaster Company (Airdrop & Supply) – Seymour, IN (rigger unit)
-* 2219th Brigade Support Company – Bedford, IN
-* 438th Network Support Signal Company – New Castle, IN (moving to Greenfield, IN in 2011)
-* 378th [[Military Intelligence]] Battalion (USAR)(IL)
 == References ==
+{{reflist}}
-* [[Category: Brigades of the United States Army National Guard]]
+[[Category:Brigades of the United States Army National Guard]]
+[[Category:Engineer Brigades of the United States Army]]
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-[http://www.75thrra.com/units/d151.html 75th Ranger Regimetn Association]
-* Bulleted list item
-[http://www.ranger151.com/ "Indiana Rangers"]
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-[http://www.in.ng.mil/Organization/219thBfSBHome/tabid/1056/Default.aspx Official Website: 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (BfSB), Indiana Army National Guard ]