194th Engineer Brigade The 194th Engineer Brigade ( Theater Army ) is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army based at Jackson , Tennessee . It is a part of the Tennessee Army National Guard . Background . The 194th Engineer Brigade has 19 units throughout Middle and West Tennessee providing engineer support not only to the military but also to Tennessee State Park s . The 194th has two battalions and 4 separate engineer companies and a well drilling detachment that fall under it during peacetime operations . As part of the Tennessee Army National Guard , the 194th Engineer Brigade serves a dual purpose . Under state command , the Brigade may be used to provide assistance and support during natural disasters or quell civil disturbances . As a result , the Brigade must train to meet both Federal and State training requirements . The mission of the 194th Engineer Brigade ( Theater Army ) is to command assigned and attached engineer units and coordinate the engineer construction activities with the appropriate command . The peace time mission of the 194th Engineer Brigade ( TA ) , and all assigned units , is training to attain and maintain the highest state of readiness possible , and to provide equipment and manpower in emergencies as directed by the Military Department of Tennessee . The unit was activated as an entity of the Tennessee Army National Guard on 1 November 1973 . This occurred as a result of the major reorganization of the Tennessee Army National Guard , which deactivated the 30th Armored Division . The numerical designation was derived from a former Engineer unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard , the 194th Engineer Battalion , headquartered in Centerville , Tennessee . The National Guard ' s unique 194th Engineer Combat Battalion was formed specifically to take advantage of Oak Ridgers ' mechanical and technical know - how . This unit was organized under MTOE 5 - 111GNG01 with authorized strength of 31 Officers , 4 Warrant Officers , and 86 Enlisted pursuant to GO 60 , Military Department of Tennessee , dated 15 October 1973 . Federal Recognition was granted by GO 13 , Military Department of Tennessee , dated 1 March 1974 , effective 1 November 1973 . The assigned strength on date of inspection of Federal Recognition was 27 Officers , five Warrant Officers and 77 Enlisted personnel . Colonel William R . Kinton , Jr . Assumed command per GO 1 , Headquarters , 194th Engineer Brigade ( Construction ) , 1 November 1973 . HHC , 194th Engineer Brigade ( Corps ) , Nashville was reorganized under Orders 73 - 1 , as a Theater Brigade , renaming it the 194th Engineer Brigade , with an authorized strength of 43 Officers , 5 Warrant Officers and 98 Enlisted personnel . The reorganization is under MTOE 05602LNGO1 , NGO 188 , 6 October 1986 , effective 1 December 1987 , commanded by BG Kenneth E . Wallace . On 1 January 1996 , Headquarters , 194th Engineer Brigade relocated to Jackson , Tennessee . In August 1998 , detachments from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ( NMCB ) 21 , a reserve battalion from Lakehurst , New Jersey , helped renovate a hospital in Bulgaria . Seabees supported the exercise in two 30 - person rotations . Active duty and reserve troops from the U . S . and Bulgarian Armed Forces helped renovate the dilapidated hospital , located in the picturesque city of Trun . It serves nearly 50 communities in western Bulgaria . The joint engineering exercise , Cornerstone ` 98 , was led by the Tennessee Army National Guard ' s 194th Engineer Brigade . Air National Guard , active duty Seabee s from NMCB - 133 , from Gulfport , Mississippi ; NMCB - 21 reserves from Delaware , New Jersey , New York and Pennsylvania ; U . S . Air Force 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron specialists , from Spangdahlem Air Base , Germany ; and Bulgarian Armed Forces engineering contributed their expertise . Support staff included medical personnel , a chaplain , a civil affairs group , a public affairs team and food service personnel . A base camp for the troops was set up in a former Ministry of Defense building in a nearby village . U . S . and Bulgarian troops mustered , worked , berthed and ate meals together there . The hospital was built in the early 1980s , but fell into disrepair after the end of the former communist government 20 years later . It was selected for renovation due to its compelling need for assistance , and because it provided an optimal training environment for the troops . Some of the training highlights conducted by these peace time subordinate units during 1999 consisted of a BCST with the brigade ' s wartrace headquarters , 416th Engineer Command . In preparation for this exercise the brigade staff conducted the military decision making process ( MDMP ) after receiving the initial OPORDER brief from the higher headquarters . The 230th Engineer Battalion and the 775th Well Drilling Detachment conducted operations at the Western Kentucky training site . The 230th conducted horizontal en ops while the 775th conducted well drilling ops . The 212th Dump Truck Company conducted haul operations at Fort Knox in support of the 155th Engineer Company . The 230th Signal Battalion attended annual training at Camp Shelby , Mississippi in support of the 196th Field Artillery Battalion . The Battalion also supported units of the 80th Troop Command by installing digital secure voice telephones ( DSVT ) . The DSVT allowed the units to maintain voice communications while conducting a unit BCST . C Company , 46th Engineer Battalion conducted horizontal and vertical operations at Fort Campbell , Kentucky . The vertical platoon built a shoot house that was worked on during IDT and finished during the at period . The horizontal platoons built a medical gravel pad . The 913th conducted road repairs in training areas and berm repair on range 46 . The various training highlights conducted by peace time subordinate units during 2000 are as follows . The headquarters of the 194th participated in a BCST with the 416th ENCOM . the 1169th Engineer Group and the 926th Engineer Group participated as subordinate units . The 194th staff completed the MDMP for this exercise with the OPORD brief to the subordinate units in January . The 194th also participated in a warfighter exercise with V Corps in Germany . The 230th Engineer Battalion and 775th Well Drilling Detachment participated in Task Force Grizzly in California . The 230th built roads , fences and culverts along the border and the 775th conducted well drilling operations . The fence was to deter drug trafficking and the roads to expedite arrest procedures . The 212th Dump Truck Company conducted haul operations at Ft Knox in support of the 155th Engineer Company . The 230th Signal Battalion conducted METL training with its subordinate units at Ft Bragg . C co / 46th En Bn – the horizontal platoons were at the Western Kentucky training site . The vertical platoons participated in a JRTC rotation with the 46th Engineer Battalion at Ft Polk , Louisiana .