HHC 299th Engineer Battion (Combat)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 299th Engineer Battalion (Combat) was constituted on 5 May 1942 and activated on 15 August 1942 at Camp White, Oregon. The battalion served with distinction during World War II, participating in campaigns across Europe, including Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. Reactivated and reorganized several times during the Cold War era, the 299th supported operations in Vietnam, earning multiple commendations for its engineering and combat support roles. In recent decades, the unit has deployed in support of operations in the Middle East, demonstrating continued excellence in mobility, countermobility, and survivability engineering tasks.