589th Engineering Battalion

The 589th Engineer Battalion was originally constituted in the United States Army during World War II and activated on 15 February 1943 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. The battalion played a key role in the European Theater, particularly in constructing bridges, clearing mines, and supporting combat operations across France and Germany. After World War II, the unit was inactivated and reactivated several times, participating in various engineering missions, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Today, the 589th Engineer Battalion continues to provide vital combat engineer and construction support within the U.S. Army.