36th Engineer Brigade

36th Engineer Brigade
36th Engineer Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1933–present
Allegiance	United States Army
Branch	Active duty
Role	Combat engineering
Size	Brigade
Part of	III Corps
Garrison/HQ	Fort Hood, Texas
Motto(s)	Stay Rugged
Engagements	World War II Korean War Gulf War Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Decorations	Meritorious Unit Commendation, Five Awards; Korea 1953, Korea 1954, Southwest Asia 1990–1991 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (Korea 1950–1952), Iraq 2005–2006, Afghanistan 2007–2008
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Combat Service Identification Badge

The 36th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Hood, Texas. The brigade is a subordinate unit of III Corps.

The unit is responsible for providing command and control to subordinate Engineer units. The unit was formerly designated as the 36th Engineer Group, and before that as the 36th Engineer Regiment. The 36th is the only unit that has been organized in all three command structures that are commanded by a Colonel in the U.S. Army; regiment, group, and brigade.

With a lineage that dates back to 1933, the 36th Engineer Brigade saw action in the North African Campaign and the Italian Campaign, and it eventually participated it the invasion of mainland Europe. Trained in amphibious assault, the brigade saw its role change several times, from combat engineers to front line infantry. It would later serve in the Korean War, earning several unit decorations. Recently, it has seen tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

The 36th Engineer Brigade is part of III Corps, and consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company, which is located at Fort Hood, Texas and three engineering battalions:2nd Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Battalion, 62nd Engineer Battalion. Additionally, the 507th Firefighting Detachment and the 557th Firefighting Detachment are also assigned to the brigade.

The brigade was the first of the US Army's Engineer Brigades to be converted to a modular design. This means that the Brigade can be deployed and sustain itself independently, without a division or corps level command supporting it. Additionally, the brigade's design allows it to take command of additional units within a theatre of operations, allowing for greater versatility on the battlefield.