46th Engineer Battalion (United States)
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| Active | 1917-present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Type | Combat Engineer |
| Role | Construction Engineering |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | 20Th Engineer Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Ft. Polk, LA |
| Nickname(s) | Steel Spike |
| Motto(s) | TO ACHIEVE |
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The 46th Engineer Battalion ("Steel Spike") is a military engineer unit in the United States Army that was formally established in 1917.
On order, the 46th Engineer Battalion deploys to command, to control, and to execute combat and/or general engineering in support of U.S. Army, Joint, and Coalition Forces.
The Battalion consist of the following units:
642 Engineer support company
Constituted 7 December 1917 in the National Army as the 46th Engineers
Organized March–April 1918 at Camp Sheridan, Alabama
Converted and redesignated 18 September 1918 as the 46th Regiment, Transportation Corps
Regiment broken up 12 November 1918 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
29th Company, Transportation Corps, demobilized 13 July 1919 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts; 30th and 31st Companies, Transportation Corps, demobilized 2 July and 11 July 1919, respectively, at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Regiment reconstituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 46th Engineers
Activated 14 July 1941 at Camp Bowie, Texas
Redesignated 18 March 1943 as the 46th Engineer General Service Regiment
Reorganized and redesignated 22 April 1944 as the 46th Engineer Construction Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 15 June 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 46th Engineer Construction Battalion (organic elements concurrently absorbed)
Inactivated 15 March 1950 in Japan
Redesignated 22 September 1950 as the 46th Engineer Construction Battalion and activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (organic elements concurrently reconstituted and activated)
Reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1953 as the 46th Engineer Battalion
Battalion departs the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) in 1971 and is assigned to Fort Rucker, Alabama. The battalion deploys to Operation Desert Shield in the fall of 1990, serving in Operation Desert Storm and returning to Fort Rucker in May 1991. In late 1993, segments of the battalion deployed to Colombia, South America to participate in the construction of several community and infrastructure projects. Those segments returned to Fort Rucker in early 1994. In mid-1994, the battalion is relocated to Fort Polk, Louisiana due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and to support the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). This relocation did not include Bravo Company.
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