2006 WVNG Annual Report PDF - West Virginia Army National Guard

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West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2006The Engineer Brigade conducts Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) projects throughoutthe state. IRT projects benefit West Virginia communities by providing services and productswhen communities have exhausted all other means of acquiring those services or products.Projects also provide much-neededand beneficial operator training that canonly be obtained through such projectinitiatives. Projects range from verticalefforts in wood frame construction,plumbing and electrical work, surveying,and designing and constructing athleticfields for communities and non-profitorganizations. The Brigade providedcommand and control support over theMylan Park ballfield construction projectin Morgantown. Many other vertical andhorizontal projects were conducted atCamp Dawson, Preston County;Williamstown Army Aviation SupportFacility; and Joint Forces HeadquartersComplex in Charleston. Currently, nine projects are being planned for execution in training year2007 with 24 additional projects being tracked for future completion.The 111th Engineer Brigade continued to provide command and control support inLouisiana as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Members in the Brigade voluntarilydeployed to the affected areas toperform staff and support functionsduring rebuilding. The knowledgeand experience of this commandsignificantly contributed to thehumanitarian assistance mission inLouisiana.In June 2006 Brigade soldiershelped support the ongoingSouthwest border initiative bydeploying soldiers along the U.S.-Mexican border in New Mexico.This initiative designed tostrengthen homeland defense andact as a deterrent to terrorism hasgrown to a task force of up to 6,000soldiers from all states and territories. Brigade soldiers work in joint command centers providingreal time intelligence to Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Customs & BorderPatrol arresting agents on the ground. Other Brigade members are manning watch towersand utilizing modern technology in thermal and night site imagery to identify possible threats tothe Southwest border of the United States.50
West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 20061092 nd Engineer BattalionDuring 2006, the Battalion completed its conversion from a combat heavy battalion to amodular engineer battalion, which required retraining of soldiers and acquisition of new equipment.The 1092nd is now a battalion headquarters that contains a Headquarters SupportCompany and a Forward Support Company. The Forward Support Company contains themaintenance, mess, and distribution sections. In addition, the letter companies (A Company,B Company, and C Company) have been replaced with separate commands: the 115th VerticalConstruction Company, the 821st Horizontal Construction Company, the 601st EquipmentSupport Company, and the 193rd Engineer Haul Platoon. All of these changes requiredactivation and deactivation ceremonies.The Battalion has continued to show growththroughout 2006. During the 2006 training year,the 1092nd Engineer Battalion Headquartersaugmented the Command and Control cell for theCERF-P (Chemical, Biological, Radiological,Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive EnhancedResponse Force Package). Along with thismission, the 821st Horizontal Construction Companywas certified to be the DecontaminationUnit for the CERF-P. The 601st EquipmentSupport Company was certified to be the Searchand Extraction unit for the CERF-P. With theSearch and Extraction mission, soldiers of the601st Equipment Support Company receivedadditional training in Oklahoma. The 1092nd Engineer Battalion has a number of soldiers whoare attached to the Recruit Sustainment Program.This program helps prepare new recruits to facethe rigors of basic training. The Battalion also hasa number of soldiers who are assisting the BorderPatrol in New Mexico. Battalion soldiers provide afirst line of defense to deter illegal immigrants fromcrossing the border.The Battalion conducted a number of InnovativeReadiness Training projects during trainingyear 2006. These projects provided realistictraining for Battalion soldiers. Projects supportedduring the year: Mylan Park Project, which consistedof constructing a baseball field; CampDawson road repair project; Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Williamstown, which includedhilltop removal and parking lot construction; renovation of a building at the Wood CountyVeterans Park; and culvert installation, tree removal, and parking lot site preparation at theAdjutant General's Coonskin Complex. Throughout 2006, the Battalion headquarters workedwith units to improve readiness (training, military occupational skill qualification, and strengthmanagement). The battalion headquarters staff also planned and coordinated with the companiesand higher headquarters for the transformation to modularity that occurred in 2006 tomeet the requirements of the Army Forces Generation Model (ARFORGEN).51
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