Photo by Capt. Elizabeth Lewis | 864th Engineer Battalion | 04.11.2013
No deconstruction project would be possible without the technical knowledge and tactical execution of the soldiers and airmen of the 84th Survey and Design Detachment, 864th Engineer Battalion “Task Force Pacemaker." Pfc. Dominic Francis measures and stakes varying distances with a Philadelphia rod at the retrosort yard in Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. This project, led by the 557th......
Photo by Capt. Elizabeth Lewis | 864th Engineer Battalion | 03.20.2013
Sfc. Steven Merrill of the 864th Engineer Battalion, CENTCOM Command Materiel Recovery Element, uses a 10k Forklift to deconstruct a wood building in Paktika province, Afghanistan. The soldiers and airmen of "Task Force Pacemakers" are working industriously at multiple bases throughout eastern Afghanistan to provide critical engineer support to base closures and the responsible retrograde of......
Photo by Capt. Elizabeth Lewis | 864th Engineer Battalion | 03.20.2013
With Pvt. Jayson Kennedy oserving, Pfc. Jason Duncan of 864th Engineer Battalion, CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element, ground guides Spc. Kodi Hoffman whil he fills HESCO barriers for an explosive ordnance disposal pit using a Front End Loader. This project is one of dozens completed by the soldiers and airmen of "Task Force Pacemaker" in support of the CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element in......
Photo by Capt. Elizabeth Lewis | 864th Engineer Battalion | 03.17.2013
For the Saint Patrick's Day "Walk to Afghanistan" event held at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., the Uniformed Services Organization generously donated food and drinks for the event's participants....
Photo by Capt. Elizabeth Lewis | 864th Engineer Battalion | 03.17.2013
Families and loved ones of 864th Engineer Battalion "Pacemakers" soldiers make signs to show support for their soldier and their soldier's company at every "Walk to Afghanistan" event hosted by the 864th Engineer Battalion Family Readiness Group. Oftentimes, participants will add to the fun of the event by dressing up in holiday specific outfits....
Photo by Capt. Elizabeth Lewis | 864th Engineer Battalion | 03.14.2013
Pfc. Clayton Denyer of the 864th Engineer Battalion, Central Command Materiel Retrograde Element, uses a Front End Loader to construct an explosive ordnance disposal pit in Paktyka province, Afghanistan, which will be used to dispose of unused and expired ordinance on site in order to save the high cost of shipping it out of the theater. This project is one of dozens completed by the soldiers......
Photo by Capt. Elizabeth Lewis | 864th Engineer Battalion | 03.14.2013
The 864th Engineer Battalion "Task Force Pacemaker" demonstrates the versatility and effort required to support retrograde operations for Regional Command-East by utilizing a five yard loader, a D7 dozer, a skid steer loader, and a hydraulic excavator to deconstruct multiple buildings in the Paktika province, Afghanistan. Task Force Pacemaker, based out of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash.,......
Photo by Capt. Elizabeth Lewis | 864th Engineer Battalion | 03.13.2013
Staff Sgt. Gregory Heaslip cuts barbed wire from a deconstructed fence and HESCO barrier perimeter for easier and more compact transportation to a sorting yard. Soldiers of the 864th Engineer Battalion "Task Force Pacemakers" are working diligently on multiple bases throughout eastern Afghanistan to support the responsible retrograde of U.S. forces by deconstructing bases in support of the......
