It was reconstituted in the Regular Army as the 2nd Battalion, 37th Engineers in October 1933, then reactivated on July 14, 1941 at Camp Bowie and assigned to the VIII Corps.

The unit was deployed from the New York Port of Embarkation in September 1943 and arrived in Bombay in October, where they joined the India-Burma Campaign.

In 1945, they participated in the Central Burma Campaign before being moved to Ledo Road with the exception of Company A, who remained in Myitkyina.

In October 1960, the unit earned the nickname "Tiger Battalion" due to its rugged field manueuvers and training.

[citation needed] That summer, they provided relief support following Hurricane Agnes, including potable water from purification platoons.

During Operation Desert Shield, while attached to France's 6th Light Armoured Division, they became the lead engineer battalion for the XVIII Airborne Corps.

The unit was deployed again a year and a half later to Miami-Dade County, Florida for Hurricane Andrew relief efforts.

From September to November 1994, they worked with the 10th Mountain Division (Light) to establish Base Camp Dragon and Castle in Haiti following Operation Uphold Democracy.

All lettered companies of the 27th were inactivated at Ft. Campbell in October 2008 before being deployed to Afghanistan in December 2009 where they worked on route clearance duty, responsible for clearing roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices planted by insurgents.

[3] In addition to their field action, the HHC 27th Engineer Battalion has built a mock kill house for urban actions training; renovated their company's offices; built a FSC company area; erected a rappel tower at a high school in North Carolina; and extended a runway at a municipal airport in North Carolina.

XVIII Airborne Corps The unit's insignia is a silver-colored metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) tall.

Below the insignia is a red scroll with the unit's motto, "Omnes res bene facere" (To Do All Things Well), in silver letters.