 The 130th Engineer Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company ( <unk> ) , and one of their subordinate battalions , the 65th Engineer Battalion ( Combat Effects ) , deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in September and October 2013 . This marked the brigade headquarters ' first deployment to Afghanistan . After a two @-@ week handover period , the 130th Engineer Brigade officially took over on 2 October 2013 from the 555th Engineer Brigade ( from Joint Base Lewis @-@ <unk> , WA ) , Joint Task Force Triple <unk> , thus becoming Joint Task Force Sapper , overseeing U.S. Army , Navy , and Air Force engineer units across Afghanistan . A direct subordinate element of <unk> Joint Command and U.S. Forces @-@ Afghanistan , <unk> Sapper constituted the fourth largest command in theater , behind only regional commands . The 130th Engineer Brigade became the core of a provisional multi @-@ role brigade headquarters for engineer operations in Afghanistan with seven subordinate battalions , one Naval Mobile Construction Battalion , and one Engineer Prime <unk> Squadron consisting of over 4 @,@ 200 Soldiers , Sailors and <unk> operating in each Regional Command . 
