6th Engineer Support Battalion
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The 6th Engineer Support Battalion (6th ESB or 6th EngSptBn), is an engineering battalion of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. The battalion is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and falls under the command of the 4th Marine Logistics Group.
Current and Former Units
- Headquarters and Service Company – Portland, Oregon
- Bridge Company A – Battle Creek, Michigan(Disbanded)
- Bridge Company B – Folsom, Pennsylvania (Disbanded)
- Bridge Company C – Millington, Tennessee (Disbanded)
- Bulk Fuel Company A – Tucson, Arizona
- Det 1 – Fort Lewis, Washington
- Det 2 – Bakersfield, California
- Bulk Fuel Company B – Wilmington, Delaware
- Det 1 – Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Bulk Fuel Company C – Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
- Engineer Support Company – Battle Creek, Michigan
- Engineer Company C – Millington, Tennessee
History
World War II
The Battalion was activated on 1 November 1944 at
1957–1975
The Battalion was reactivated on 1 November 1957 at Swan Island, Portland, Oregon as the 3rd Engineer Battalion of the Marine Corps Reserve. On 1 July 1962, they were redesignated as the 5th Engineer Battalion.
1976–1997
Redesignated again on 31 May 1976 as the 6th Engineer Support Battalion (6th ESB),
Operation Iraqi Freedom
2003
In
2004–2005
Continued support in 2004 to 2005 was given by Engineer Support Company from Portland, Oregon (reinforced by Detachment 1 Bulk Fuel Company A from Fort Lewis, Washington, Tucson, Arizona, and Phoenix, Arizona), and Bridge Company A from Battle Creek, Michigan. During this time Engineer Support Company was re-designated as Combat Service Support Company 113 (CSSC-113). Missions during this time included base operations in over a dozen different locations and resupply convoys during
Operation Enduring Freedom
2011–2012
From July 2011 to Feb. 2012 (OEF 11–2), over 100 Marines from the 6th ESB and individual augments of 6th Communications Battalion deployed as Engineer Company attached to Combat Logistics Battalion 6 to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.
The majority of the company was based out of Camp Leatherneck, with small detachments of Bulk Fuels and Utilities Marines supporting more than a dozen sites throughout the Area of Operations. Combined teams from the engineer, motor transport, and heavy equipment platoons conducted extensive construction projects and road repairs for infantry and special operations units throughout the northern half of Helmand Province.
Charlie Company was attached to 8th Engineer Support Battalion in 2012, and took over for the Marines in CLB-6.
2012–2013
From 2012 to February 2013, 200 Marines from various units in the battalion, supported by individual augments from 6th Communications Battalion, deployed under the title of Engineer Company Bravo. The company integrated into Combat Logistics Battalion 2, serving in a similar role as the OEF 11-2 deployment.
See also
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References
- Notes
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
- ^ Hawk, Jeff. "Marines enters Corps history books with longest expeditionary fuel line", Marine Corps News, 18 April 2003. Accessed 12 March 2006
- ^ "Marine Corps 6th Engineer Support Bn – Unit Citations". USMC Veteran Locator. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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