555th Engineer Brigade

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The 555th Engineer Brigade is a U.S. Army engineer formation known for providing combat and construction engineering support to military operations worldwide.

Aliases (2)
  • 555th Engineer Group ×1
  • U.S. Army combat engineers ×1

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf engineer brigade
military unit
allegiance United States of America
conflict Global War on Terrorism
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
country United States
function construction of military infrastructure
counter-mobility operations
general engineering
mobility support
route clearance
theater engineer command and control
garrison Joint Base Lewis–McChord
Washington (state)
hasComponent engineer battalions
headquarters and headquarters company
support companies
hasMotto Sustinere et Docere
hasPredecessor 555th Engineer Group
isPartOf U.S. Army Forces Command
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRole combat engineering
combat support
construction engineering
nickname Triple Nickel
notableOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation New Dawn
operationalScope worldwide
partOf I Corps
primaryMission to provide command and control of engineer forces in theater
provides combat engineering support
construction engineering support
disaster relief engineering support
humanitarian assistance engineering support
secondaryMission to conduct construction and combat engineering in support of maneuver forces
serviceBranchType Army engineers
specialization engineer operations
supports U.S. Army active component units
joint and combined operations
translationOfMotto To Sustain and To Teach
type modular engineer brigade
wasRedesignatedAs 555th Engineer Brigade

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Joint Base Lewis–McChord
garrison
555th Engineer Brigade ("555th Engineer Group")
hasPredecessor
Sapper Tab ("U.S. Army combat engineers")
usedBy
555th Engineer Brigade
wasRedesignatedAs

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