by the 1st Armored Division. In February 2009, the brigade again moved, this time to Nineveh Governorate to focus on construction projects in areas in and around Mosul. It was relieved by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. On 17 July 2009, the brigade handed over responsibility of Mosul to the 130th Engineer Brigade. The brigade subsequently returned to Schwetzingen, Germany after its 15-month deployment was finished. Operation Enduring Freedom The Brigade deployed to Afghanistan for its second deployment to the country since 2001. On 16 May 2014, the 18th Engineer Brigade was inactivated in Schweinfurt Germany. Honors Unit decorations Campaign streamers Notable soldiers Three soldiers from the 18th Engineer Brigade have gone on to serve as Chief of Engineers, the head of the US Army's Corps of Engineers. This is the highest number to come from a single engineer brigade. These three are Lieutenant Generals Joe N. Ballard, John W. Morris, and Walter K. Wilson Jr. In addition to commanding the brigade from 1987 to 1990, while it was stationed outside of Karlsruhe in Germany, LTG Ballard had also commanded a company in one of the brigade's subordinate battalions, the 864th Engineer Battalion, during its earlier years in Vietnam. References External links The Institute of Heraldry: 18th Engineer Brigade 18th Engineer Brigade Homepage Engineer Brigades of the United States Army Military units and formations of the United States Army in the Vietnam War Military units and formations established in 1921 Military units and formations disestablished in 2014