From its auspicious beginnings in the trenches and mud of World War I battlefields of France to the steaming hot jungles of Vietnam, the 15th Engineers maintained their "Drive On!"

Deployed to France in July 1917, the 15th planned and constructed railroads, and helped build barracks, hospitals, and supply depots during the war.

The 15th Engineers were reconstituted and placed on the inactive rolls on 25 August 1921, followed by assignment to the 9th Infantry Division on 24 March 1923.

The unit was redesignated as the 15th Engineer Battalion in July 1940 and activated at Fort Bragg on 1 August.

During World War II, the 15th Engineer Combat Battalion first saw action in North Africa in 1943, fighting with the 9th Infantry Division during the Algerian-French Morocco and Tunisian Campaigns.

In March 1945, B company earned the Presidential Unit Citation for its part in seizing the Ludendorf Bridge, crossing the Rhine, and extending the Remagen Bridgehead.

The Battalion was reactivated at Fort Riley, Kansas, on 1 February 1966 and later joined American fighting forces in the jungles of Vietnam.

In 1988 Alpha Company was called to support the fire fighting efforts in Yellowstone National Park Wy.

After 3 days of training they were deployed in August 1988 at base camp Madison Junction until the fire was out in September 1988 by the snow.

In July 2009, the battalion deployed task-organized elements to conduct construction missions in Bulgaria and Israel.

Recent construction missions include a platoon-sized deployment to Romania and the 500th EN CO improving roads on multiple training areas in USAREUR.

The battalion executed extensive theater construction support missions in the Kuwait AOR and recon assets to the Kingdom of Jordan.