94th EN BN CONUS Construction

Riverbend, Phase IIIALaredo, TX

24 January 2010 – 10 March 2010

Overview

Mission: 94th EN BN deploys a horizontal construction platoon (+) to Laredo, TX O/A 29JAN10 IOT improve a 0.88 mile length of road with cut/fill operations, caliche, and proper drainage; and redeploys to Fort Leonard Wood, MO O/A 07MAR10 IOT support the Department of Homeland Security’s mission on the US-Mexico Border.

Scope of Work: • 0.88 mile of 24’ wide, all-weather patrol road• 3 concrete low-water crossings• 250 feet of guard rail, 19 road signs, 40 linear feet of pipe gate, post and cable

barricades• Over 1000 linear feet of drainage ditches

METL trained:

1. Deploy personnel by air, quartering party operations.

2. Road construction: Clearing, grubbing, cut/fill, spreading material, shaping material, compaction.

3. Reporting procedures, construction progress tracking.

AO Orientation

Concept of the OperationPhase I - Planning

JTF-N Contacted 94th EN BN, with proposed construction project

BDE Approval

S3 & S4 Site Recon

Unit accepts mission

Plans & SOW complete, Company tasked

Platoon begins planning

Platoon OIC & NCOIC Recon

Platoon conducts PRECON

Unit briefs plan to JTF-N

Concept of the OperationPhase II - Execution

Clearing & grubbing Cutting, filling & shaping sub-base

Sub-base compaction Drainage ditch filter fabric & rip-rap

Concept of the OperationPhase II - Execution

Spreading & shaping of base Concrete low water crossing installation

Final walkthrough & customer acceptance

AAR & media coverage

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Progress Tracking

BEFORE(29 JAN 10)

AFTER(07 MAR 10)

Counterinsurgency Training

• Key Leader Engagement/Negotiation– USBP, USACE, LCC, Civilian Engineers, Concerned citizens

(environmentalists), Contractors, media– Battle Space Owners, Civilian Construction companies, HN

Military Engineers, HN Government, Contractors, USACE

• Cultural Understanding– USBP-LS/LCC relationship, Drug Cartel in Mexico, Drug/Human

trafficking– HN Military/Civilian relationships, Insurgent groups, International

terrorism

• EOF/ROE– SRUF – Posse Comitatus– ROE – HN Laws

• Every Soldier a Sensor and Ambassador

Questions?

Questions?