579th Engineer Battalion

08/15/2025

All,

The event page and RSVP/registration link are up and running for this year’s 579th Engineer Battalion reunion. Please spread the word and the link to those not on social media. To assist in making the necessary arrangements, the organizers request that folks RSVP as soon as possible. The event page is the preferred method to register/RSVP.

Contact at [email protected] or (707) 672-9538 is considered alternate.

Semper Laborantes

Please join us as we continue to gather annually as fellow members of the 579th Engineer Battalion. This event is open to all current and former members.

07/20/2024

Mission accomplished! The 579th Engineer Battalion finally returned home from deployment in the Middle East with heads held high. Engineers lead the way. Semper Laborantes

04/01/2024

Did you know: The 579th Engineer Battalion descended from the 184th Infantry Regiment and was organized in the California National Guard on May 6, 1929?

This connection is symbolized in the Blue color on the Battalion Crest.

Red and White are the colors for the Corps of Engineers.

The Shovel symbolizes the engineer mission.
The bayonet symbolizes the combat mission.

The Pacific Wright Whale is for the campaign honors awarded for service in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.

Battalion Motto: SEMPER LABORANTES (Always Working)

03/25/2024

A very special and hardy salute to SPC Jessica Arana-Deza & SPC Brady Jimerson of the Forward Support Company, 579th Engineer Battalion for earning the much coveted Air Assault Badge upon successful graduation of the Air Assault Course while deployed in the Middle East. Earning this badge signifies a Soldier's proficiency in air mobile and air assault operations, including rappelling, sling load operations, and helicopter missions, enhancing their tactical versatility and readiness for rapid deployment. Essayons!

03/08/2024

The 579th Engineer Battalion salutes SSG Ian McCullough, 1LT Edwin Chow, and MAJ Thomas Murphy for earning the much coveted Air Assault Badge upon successful graduation of the Air Assault Course while deployed in the Middle East. Engineers lead the way. Essayons!

02/17/2024

The 579th Engineer Battalion congratulations Alec Shanabruch in his promotion to 1st Lieutenant while deployed in the Middle East. Pictured below (from left to right) with Major Baum, Captain Brown, Captain Baker, 1st Lieutenant Shanabruch, Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Langston, and Sergeant First Class Correa.

02/17/2024

The 579th Engineer Battalion held a ceremony for their Soldiers who have earned the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia-Military Operations in Hostile Conditions (SSI-MOHC). These soldiers deployed to missions and places in the CENTCOM AOR where the SSI-MOHC is authorized by the Department of the Army.

The history of the right shoulder patch dates back to the end of World War II, when the wear of the unit patch on the right shoulder was approved to denote service in combat with that unit. The patch not only signifies serving with a specific unit during hostile conditions, but also symbolizes an eternal connection to the past, visible statement of shared commitment, value, pride and hardship.

Essayons!

02/03/2024

Command Sergeant Major Bradley Lema of the 579th Engineer Battalion pins the Expert Soldier Badge on Captain Brian Lee after successfully completing the course while deployed in the Middle East. The Expert Soldier qualification consists of six events including the expert physical fitness assessment, land navigation, weapons knowledge, medical assessment, patrolling, and culminates with a 12-mile ruck march. Congratulations to our graduates! (photo by SFC Richard McKee, 579th EN BN)

02/01/2024

At least 41 Army National Guard soldiers were wounded in the unmanned aerial system attack last Sunday on the U.S. logistics support facility known as Tower 22 in northeast Jordan, the National Guard Bureau confirmed in a press release today.

"We join our senior leaders in strongly condemning Sunday’s attack on our forces," said retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president. "The 41 Army National Guardsmen wounded should remind all Americans of the important role the National Guard plays every day around the world in defending our nation."
https://www.ngaus.org/newsroom/ngb-confirms-41-guardsmen-wounded-sunday-attack

02/01/2024

Thank you to everyone that made it to the home of the California Army National Guards Sappers for CSM Brandon Morey 4th Annual Memorial Ruck/Hike this past weekend.

As a group of 55 participants; 7 miles in 2 hours on an amazing day, traveling up to Sapper Hill and back.

Those that were capable, packed the Sapper standard of 35lbs and extended the hike beyond in honor of CSM Morey.

When Morey was the 1SG of the 235th Engineer Company, our formation sounded off with "Sappers Lead the Way!" At every formation!

That tradition continues...

Picture credit to Obed Gutierrez

01/27/2024

The first Taji 100 was held at former Camp Taji, in Al Taji, Iraq, in February of 2010. Captain Carole DiPardo, 211th Military Police Battalion, created the friendly competition for her fellow troops in Camp Taji with a simple goal: Run 100 miles during the month of February.
The mission of Taji 100 is to encourage health and fitness by promoting an active lifestyle.
Race Rules
Objective

1) Walk, jog, run, hike, or elliptical 100 miles, or
2) swim 25 “metric miles”, or
3) cycle 300 miles, or
4) row 200,000 meters within the 29 days of February 2024.

You may mix-and-match activities! Your total goal is based on a 0-100 percentage scale. Each distance ran, walked, hiked, swam, cycled or rowed will be converted to a percentage based on the below conversion chart.

Run, Walk, Hike, Ruck, Eliptical: 1 Mile = 1%
Swim: 412.5 yards "1/4 Metric Mile" = 1%
Cycle: 3 miles = 1%
Row: 2,000 meters = 1%

We recognize these distances may not be a safe goal for some participants. We encourage you to set a reasonable goal in the spirit of the Taji 100 challenge. Please contact us at [email protected] if you need a personalized challenge goal.
Date & Time

START: 0000 Hours (12:00am) February 1st.
FINISH: 2359 Hours (11:59pm) February 29th.

100 miles. 29 days. 1 mission. Run, walk, or hike 100 miles during February and help us support military related non-profit organizations.

01/20/2024

The 579th Engineers salutes Lieutenant Colonel Avalon on her recent promotion to O5. LtCol. Avalon, a DOD Therapeutic Service Dog, is now the highest ranking service dog in the US Military. Pictured below with the 579th's own 1LT Miguel Aguallo, she provides service to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, & Marines throughout the Middle East.