▁Royal ▁Engine ers , ▁and ▁ 4 3 ▁H Q ▁and ▁Support ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Military ▁Works ▁Force ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Mason ▁Review , ▁the ▁Military ▁Works ▁Force ▁was ▁formed ▁at ▁Ch et wy nd ▁Bar ra cks ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ' s ▁works ▁groups . ▁It ▁controlled ▁the ▁special ist ▁engineering ▁units ▁and ▁helped ▁in ▁command ing ▁and ▁providing ▁those ▁special ▁services . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁originally ▁formed ▁with ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁just ▁two ▁Command ers ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁( CRE s ) ▁each ▁with ▁three ▁Special ist ▁Teams ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁( ST RE s ), ▁but ▁this ▁force ▁was ▁later ▁expanded . ▁At ▁one ▁time , ▁the ▁command ▁controlled ▁ 5 3 0 ▁ST RE ▁( Main ten ance ), ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁unknown ▁when ▁this ▁ST RE ▁was ▁formed , ▁dis band ed , ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁group . ▁The ▁four ▁C RE s ▁of ▁the ▁command ▁included ; ▁▁ ▁Head quarters , ▁Ch et wy nd ▁Bar ra cks ▁▁ 6 2 ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁( Work s ) ▁[ W ater ▁util ities , ▁water ▁development , ▁and ▁well ▁dr illing ] ▁▁ 6 3 ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁( Work s ) ▁[ E lect rical ▁power ▁generation ▁and ▁distribution , ▁originally ▁util ities ▁and ▁force ▁protection ] ▁▁ 6 4 ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁( Work s ) ▁[ F u els , ▁fuel ▁production , ▁and