to participate in the construction of several community and infrastructure projects. Those segments returned to Fort Rucker in early 1994. In mid-1994, the battalion is relocated to Fort Polk, Louisiana due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and to support the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). This relocation did not include Bravo Company. 1996: Deployment to Haiti in support of NATO mission under President Bill Clinton. 16 October 1999: Battalion reorganized as a multi-component unit; Company C concurrently inactivated. The 890th Engineer Company (Tennessee Army National Guard) reorganized and redesignated as Company C, 46th Engineer Battalion. This company was also located at Ft. Rucker Alabama. It was deactivated and moved to Ft. Polk La. October 2005: the battalion was deployed to Iraq. During the one-year deployment, A Company and C Company were based from Al-Taqqadum with elements near Syria and Ramadi. B Company and HHC were primarily operated from Camp Ramadi. Elements of the battalion participated in the Battle of Ramadi (2006) establishing combat outposts (COPs) and patrol bases throughout the city. These operations were often executed under direct fire and/or indirect fire. Four members of the battalion were KIA during the duration of the deployment—two due to mortar attacks and two to improvised explosive devices. October 2006: the battalion returns to the United States. February 2010: B Company deactivated while still garrisoned at Fort Rucker, Alabama. The battalion is transformed from legacy to modular battalion on 16 February 2010. Campaign Participation Credit World War I Streamer without inscription World War II East Indies Papua New Guinea Leyte (with arrowhead) Luzon Vietnam Defense Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase II Counteroffensive Phase III Tet Counteroffensive Counteroffensive Phase IV Counteroffensive Phase V Counteroffensive Phase VI Tet 69/Counteroffensive Summer-Fall 1969 Winter-Spring 1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive Phase VII Consolidation I Southwest Asia Defense of Saudi Arabia Liberation and Defense of Kuwait Operation Iraqi Freedom Decorations Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for PAPUA Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for LEYTE Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966–1967 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA Army Superior Unit Award for 1995–1996 Army Superior Unit Award for 2011–2013 (DCRF mission) Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1967–1970 References 046 Military units and formations established in 1944