15th Eng. Bn. cases colors, prepares for deployment

Courtesy Photo | The 15th Engineer Battalion prepares to case its colors, Oct. 15, at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany, in preparation for deployment. The deployment will be the battalion’s first contingency operation since its return from the Mekong Delta in Vietnam in 1969.  

SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY

10.20.2010

Story by Aislinn Amig 

21st Theater Sustainment Command

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - The 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade cased its colors Oct. 15 at Conn Barracks here in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Kuwait.

“They’re going to accomplish any mission,” said Col. Paul M. Paolozzi, the commander of the 18th Eng. Bde. “Anything can be expected, and they’ll hit it with a ‘drive on’ spirit.”

“The road leading us to today has been a challenging one. However, the soldiers who stand before you faced each challenge head on with the determination and will necessary to build this great team,” said Lt. Col. Craig Baumgartner, the commander of the 15th Eng. Bn., during the ceremony.

Baumgartner also stressed the importance of each soldier to “keep your faith, celebrate your patriotism, care for one another and relish this opportunity to make an indelible mark on the world.”

The 15th Eng. Bn. was reactivated, July 16, 2008, and this deployment, in support of Operation New Dawn to conduct general engineering operations, will be the battalion’s first contingency operation since its return from the Mekong Delta in Vietnam in 1969.

• Date Taken: 10.20.2010
• Date Posted: 10.20.2010 09:30
• Story ID: 58480
• Location: SCHWEINFURT, DE