As part of the US Army's restructuring plan, the 2d Engineer Brigade has been selected for inactivation in May 2015. This creates a lot of questions and unknowns for Arctic Trailblazers Soldiers and Families. In an effort to be as transparent as possible and share all known information, the brigade senior leaders held town halls in January 2014 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

2. Town Hall Agenda
Speakers:
COL Pete Andrysiak
Positions:
2d Engineer Brigade Commander
- How the Army and our brigade are changing
MAJ Dan Mainor
2d Engineer Brigade Chief of HR
- How the Army will decide where you go
LTC Kirt Boston
793rd MP Battalion Commander
- The future of the Arctic Spartans
LTC Bill Conde
6th EN Battalion Commander
- The future of the Arctic Sappers
MAJ Mark Geskey
17th CSSB Acting Commander
- The future of those leaving the 17th CSSB

3. How the Army and
our Brigade are Changing
Colonel Pete Andrysiak
2d Engineer Brigade Commander

4. Purpose of this Town Hall
Purpose: To communicate to Soldiers and Families the 2d Engineer Brigade’s role in
our Army’s restructuring strategy and the associated impacts of the decision
to accelerate that strategy.
Key Tasks:
• Briefly explain the Army’s larger plan and why it was accelerated.
• Describe the 2d Engineer Brigade’s role in supporting and managing the Army’s
strategy (2d EN BDE HQ, S-1 Overview of Personnel Actions, 793rd MP BN, 6th EN
BN, and 17th CSSB).
• Listen to your questions/concerns; provide answers to those questions we understand;
research answers to those questions we can’t answer; and share your input/concerns
with U.S. Army Alaska’s Senior Leadership.
End State: a positive initial step to gaining shared understanding to this challenging
problem and charting a way forward to facilitate future communications.

5. What the Army is
Doing and Why
• As required by the Budget Control Act (2011), the Army must reduce its
Active Duty end-strength by 80,000 Soldiers from a FY2010 peak of 570,000
and was on a glide path to reach the goal by 2017.
• The likelihood of continued budget pressure makes it prudent for the Army
to accelerate the reduction and reorganization to achieve the optimal balance
of end strength, readiness and modernization.
• Completing the reductions and reorganizations by FY2015 allows the Army
to optimize remaining resources. We will maximize readiness and reduce the
risk that we might be called upon to deploy Soldiers who are not fully
trained or optimally equipped.
• The Army will manage these reductions carefully in order to take care of our
Soldiers and Families, meet our contingency requirements, and balance
readiness and modernization.

6. -4,500
-1,500
+1,800 -1,700
-320
-413
-3,300
-2,500
-750
-2,900
-1,400

7. U.S. Army Alaska
Reorganization Plan
+367
Fort Wainwright
-780
JBER

8. 2d Engineer Brigade Plan
2d EN BDE
2d EN BDE HHC
17th CSSB BN
6th EN BN
793rd MP BN
HHC
HHC
109th Trans
HHC
FSC
C/125th FMC
205th OD
28th MP
23rd EN
4th TADSC
486th Trans
164th MP
56th EN
9th Army Band
539th Trans
472nd MP
84th EN
65th EOD
574th QM
545th MP
95th Chem
98th SMC
716th EOD
549th MP
240th EN
Deployment
Transition to
4-25 IBCT
Arctic Support
Command
Transition to
1-25 SBCT
Inactivate

9. 2d Engineer Brigade
Inactivation Plan
JAN
APR
JUL
ASD Spring Break 10-14 Mar
2 EN BDE
X
2
II
Prov.
Last Day School 22 May
BDE HQ Prep for Deployment
Prov. BN
P: 100%
IOC
P: 0%
E: 100%
532
793 MP BN
E: 0%
P: 95%
OCT
First Day of School 20 Aug
Mission Command of Brigade (-)
BDE HQ Deploys
Provisional BN FOC
P: 85%
E: 80%
Inactivation Ceremony o/a 15SEP
II
793d MP BN E Date 15SEP14
E: 0%
P: 0%
793 MP
6th EN BN
II
P: 95%
PTDO
Inactivation Ceremony o/a 15SEP
E: 95%
6
6th EN BN E Date
P: 0%
E: 0%
17th CSSB
II
17 CSSB
CSSB HQ Deploy Window
CSSB HQ Deployment Prep

10. USARAK Plan: 2015
Arctic Support Command
4-25th IBCT
17th CSSB (15 May 2014)
8th FST (18 Dec 2013)
4th TADSC (27 Jan 2014)
716th EOD (27 Jan 2014)
95th Chem (15 May 2014)
545th MP (30 Jul 2014)
6th Bde EN Bn (15 Sep 2014)
109th Trans
98th SMC
539th Trans
574th QM
486th Trans
205th OD
9th Army Band
C/125th FMC
1-25th SBCT
65th EOD (27 Jan 2014)
28th MP (30 Jul 2014)
549th MP (30 Jul 2014)

11. How the Army will
Decide Where You Go
Major Dan Mainor
2d Engineer Brigade S-1
Chief of Human Resources

12. If You’ve been in Alaska
for 1 - 3 years
Facts:
 288 Military Police positions eliminated in Alaska
 191 Engineer positions eliminated
 182 support MOS’s eligible to fill other positions in Alaska; positions not necessarily
available
Category 1: DEROS prior to October 2014
 You will PCS as normal
Category 2: If you have a DEROS beyond October 2014
 You are eligible to PCS
 Military Policemen will PCS (90 of 380 will remain)
 Plumbers, Electrician or Carpentry Masonry personnel will PCS
 Support personnel will be considered to fill vacancies in other units
 If vacancies do not exist, curtailment request will be submitted
 Names will be submitted to Human Resources Command (HRC) with choice of
assignment (no guarantees)

13. If You’ve been in Alaska
Less than 1 Year
Category 1: Your MOS is no longer available in Alaska
 Command is requesting for Human Resources Command (HRC) to consider
curtailments
 Names will be submitted to HRC with choice of assignment (no guarantees)
Category 2: A support MOS which is no longer required in the brigade
 Move personnel into vacant positions on JBER or FWA
 Ask HRC to move excess personnel based on date of arrival to Alaska
What you can do!
 Update Assignment Satisfaction Key (ASK) via AKO
 Contact your assignment manager
 Ensure records are updated – EFMP, ERB, ORB

14. Our Game Plan
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
October 2013 - January 2014
February 2014 - April 2014
May 2014 - December 2014
1. Identify Soldiers that 1. Identify Soldiers to fill
vacant positions in
no longer have a job in
Alaska
Alaska
1. Identify Soldiers to fill
vacant positions in
Alaska
2. Begin working with G1 2. Coordinate moves for
personnel filling
and other units to
vacant positions
determine vacancies
2. Coordinate moves for
personnel filling
vacant positions
3. Submit PCS request to
3. Submit PCS request
HRC for individuals
to HRC for individuals
that will no longer
that will no longer
have a position in
have a position in
Alaska
Alaska
3. Submit PCS request to
HRC for individuals
that will no longer
have a position in
Alaska

15. “WITH YOUR SHIELD; OR ON IT!”

16. 793d MP Battalion Timeline
2014
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
Inactivation
SEP
OCT
DEC
HHD / 164th 472d
Conversion
545th L&O DET
Deployments
** Note: Individual deployments will return to Alaska and be assigned to an enduring unit until PCS
164th Deployment to Guam
472d Redeploy Window
545th PSD Deployment
549th MWD Deployments
Personnel Management
BN Soldier Curtailment Request Deadline
Scrub
HRC visit (13-16 JAN)
Soldiers
NOV
OBJ: 25%
630
Equipment
OBJ: 25%
Primary PCS Window
OBJ: 50%
OBJ: 40%
90
OBJ: 75%
240
10,000+
Family
Town Hall MTG
EFMP Screening
Last Day School
22 MAY
First Day School (Alaska)
20 Aug
Monthly FRG MTG Inactivation updates

17. 793d MP Battalion Plan
1. Our goal is to PCS Soldiers with Families during summer
months…this will reduce impact on school age children.
2. Have EFMP prepare and update your screening as early as
possible… this can delay orders being cut if not current.
3. Identify any special circumstances (example High School Senior,
Married Army Couples Program, etc.) now to your company
chain of command.
4. Goal Support Personnel (Mechanics, Cooks, Communication,
etc…) remaining will transfer to positions in USARAK that will
assist with career progression.
5. Battalion and company FRG meetings will discuss inactivation
concerns and latest information monthly…stay plugged in and
active in your FRG!

18. 6th Engineer Battalion

19. 6th EN Battalion Timeline
Jan
Feb
HHC
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
I
PTDO
FSC
PTDO
240
PTDO
56
PTDO
23
CONVERT (BEB
4/25)
CONVERT (BSB 4/25)
I
INACTIVATE
I
INACTIVATE
KUWAI
T
Begin Turn-In Equip
(--- FSC, 95th CM CO)
I
E
E
DUIC
E
~FEB 15
(PROV BN @ JBER)
I
RESET
E
OEF
TRAIN
84
95
Mar
E
INACTIVATE
RESET / MTOE
PTDO Ends
RESET &
INACTIVATE
R+90
To 4/25
6E Inactivate
BSTB Inactivate
BEB Activate
INCREASING ARSTRUC EFFORT

20. 6th EN Manning Flow
56E
84E
200
150
100
PAX
PAX
150
50
100
50
0
0
Dec Jan- Feb- Mar Apr- May Jun- Jul- Aug Sep- Oct- Nov
Crnt
-13 14 14 -14 14 -14 14 14 -14 14 14 -14
56E 137 136 136 136 135 134 131 110 76
36
8
6
Crnt
84E 146 145 145 129 125 123 122 100 58
5
21 by SEP 14, Natural Attrition
116 by SEP 14, Curtail/USARAK move - all MOS/non-airborne
Dec Jan- Feb- Mar Apr- May Jun- Jul- Aug Sep- Oct- Nov
-13 14 14 -14 14 -14 14 14 -14 14 14 -14
24
19
19
31 by SEP 14, Natural Attrition
114 by SEP 14, Curtail/USARAK move
HHC
240E
20
100
15
PAX
150
PAX
27
50
0
10
5
Ma
Dec Jan- Feb Mar AprJun- Jul- Aug Sep Oct- Nov
Crnt
y-13 14 -14 -14 14
14 14 -14 -14 14 -14
14
HHC 117 114 114 113 109 107 99
27 by Oct 14, Natural Attrition
90 by Oct 14, Curtail/USARAK move
88
77
64
58
50
50
0
Crnt
240E 18
Dec Jan- Feb- Mar Apr- May Jun- Jul- Aug Sep- Oct- Nov
-13 14 14 -14 14 -14 14 14 -14 14 14 -14
18
18
18
18
18
18
4 by Oct 14, Natural Attrition
14 by Oct 14, Curtail/USARAK move
18
18
18
4
4
4

21. 6th EN Battalion Plan
1. Input : Continue to provide & BN will work thru BDE / USARAK.
2. Orders: Any PCS out of JBER will come from HRC, within JBER from BDE.
- Most between JUN & AUG 2014
3. Life Decisions: Buy / sell house, car, etc… Wait for orders.
4. 12 Months at JBER: Before HRC will PCS you.
5. 4/25 BCT: Require ABN Qual or willing to attend.
6. Update Records: EFMP, ORB / ERB, ASK, etc..
7. Involuntary Separation: ~ 30 Soldiers (56th, 84th, 240th) – See SSG Lanier
8. FRG / BN Facebook: Stay connected and informed.

22. The Future of Those
Leaving the 17th CSSB
Major Mark Geskey
17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
Acting Commander

23. Units Leaving 17th CSSB
• 3 units change higher headquarters on 24
January 2014
–716th ORD Co and 4th TADSC move to
725th BSB
–65th ORD Co moves to 125th BSB
• No change to office spaces, barracks, or
housing

24. Changes to 17th CSSB
Questions?
• 3 units change higher headquarters on 24
January 2014
–If you have a question, please
716th ORD Co and 4th TADSC move to
725th BSB
move to where a runner with a
– 65th ORD Co moves to 125th BSB
microphone can reach you and
raise your hand.
• No change to office spaces, barracks, or
housing