training exercise that traditionally has been supported by US Army Reserve and National Guard Engineer Units, as well as NATO Engineers, for up to six months of the year. RC21 was the seventh iteration. 887 ESC fell under 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade during their rotation to Europe, where they worked on multiple construction products in support of US Allies and partners. Lineage Parent unit constituted October 1, 1933, in the Regular Army as the 36th Engineers Activated June 1, 1941, at Plattsburg Barracks, NY Redesignated August 1, 1942, as the 36th Engineer Combat Regiment Regiment broken up February 15, 1945, and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows 3rd Battalion as the 2828th Engineer Combat Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company as the Headquarters Company, 36th Engineer Combat Group (hereafter separate lineages) 1st Battalion as the 2826th Engineer Combat Battalion (hereafter separate lineages) 2nd Battalion as the 2827th Engineer Combat Battalion (hereafter separate lineages) 2828th Engineer Combat Battalion inactivated June 16, 1946 in Germany Re-designated April 29, 1947 as the 19th Engineer Combat Battalion Activated July 9, 1952 at Fort George G. Meade, MD Re-designated June 19, 1953 as the 19th Engineer Battalion Inactivated December 15, 1970, at Fort Lewis, WA Activated December 21, 1975, at Fort Knox, KY Inactivated September 15, 1997 at Fort Knox, KY Activated October 16, 2005, at Fort Knox, KY Honors Campaign Participation Credit World War II Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead) Tunisia Sicily (with arrowhead) Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead) Anzio (with arrowhead) Rome-Arno Southern France (with arrowhead) Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Vietnam Defense (March 5 - December 24, 1965) Counteroffensive (December 25, 1965 - June 30, 1966) Counteroffensive, Phase II (July 1, 1966 - May 31, 1967) Counteroffensive, Phase III (June 1, 1967 - January 29, 1968) Tet Counteroffensive (January 30, 1968 - April 1, 1968) Counteroffensive, Phase IV (April 2, 1968 - June 30, 1968) Counteroffensive, Phase V (July 1, 1968 - 1 November 1968) Counteroffensive, Phase VI (November 2, 1968 - February 22, 1969) Tet 69/Counteroffensive (February 23, 1969 - June 8, 1969) Summer-Fall 1969 (June 9, 1969 - October 31, 1969) Winter-Spring 1970 (November 1, 1969 - April 30, 1970) Sanctuary Counteroffensive (May 1, 1970 - June 30, 1970) Counteroffensive, Phase VII (July 1, 1970 - June 30, 1971) Southwest Asia Liberation and Defense of Kuwait Cease-Fire War on Terrorism Afghanistan Consolidation II Consolidation III Iraq National Resolution Iraqi Surge Decorations