Elements fought the British Army on 19 April 1775, the engagement that started the battle for independence and an active duty regiment saved General George Washington's Army after the Battle of Long Island in August 1776.

In October 2008, the battalion was placed under the new 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, and placed the "YD" patch back on its left shoulder.

In June 2009 the battalion mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom, providing construction and combat engineer support to the Multi-National Division Baghdad/United States Division-Central area.

The Engineers moved from Kandahar Air Field to forward operating bases in western Afghanistan.

Missions included route clearance, battlefield circulation team (resupply) and air operations out of KAF.

The unit returned to Ft. Bliss, Texas in 2013, and to the 101st Engineer Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard state area command in 2014.