ENGINEER COMPANY 212th SFC WEBB USES A SKYTRAK TO REMOVE A VEHICLE FROM A SINKHOLE CREATED BY HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING IN MIDNOVEMBER. THE STORM CREATED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE AS THE WATER ERODED THE SAND CAUSING BUILDINGS AND BARRIERS TO MOVE OR SINK, FLOODED SOLDIERS BAR-RACKS, AND CAUSED SINKHOLES AND TRENCHES TO FORM. SOLDIERS FORM THE 212TH AND THE 205TH ENGINEER BATTALION QUICKLY WENT TO WORK TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND PREVENT FURTHER DAM-

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CAMP AJ FLOOD DAMAGE ON MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER CAMP ARIFJAN SAW A CONSIDERABLE

AMOUNT OF RAIN, SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE AND 212TH SOLDIERS ON

SITE TO HELP WITH REPAIRS.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS SGT BEAUVAIS, A. SPC BRADDY, SPC

COOK, SPC HENSON, SSG HOLLINGSWORTH, SGT MCCAIG, SGT

OAKES, SPC RICHARDSON, SPC SAVAGE,

SGT STARKS, SPC WATKINS

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS SFC BULLION, SPC CARROLL, SPC DE-

SHIELDS, SGT HARDY, SPC HICKS, SPC LASTER, SGT MARKS, SPC MEADOWS,

SPC POWELL, SPC PULLEY, SPC TEMPLE,

SPC WILLIAMS

NOVEMBER 2013

ISSUE 8

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: WORDS FROM RIPSAW 6 As we finish up our work in Kuwait and hand off our responsibilities to our replacing unit, the Soldiers

of the 212th Engineer Company have a lot to be proud

of. When it’s all said and done, we will have com-

pleted over 65 construction missions with a total

project cost of around a million dollars. And this doesn’t count any of the small, “honey do” construc-

tion jobs or repair and utility (R&U) missions. We were definitely the “go-to” team when someone

needed construction or controlled demo work com-

pleted! We took on every job, no matter how big or how

small, and met every challenge. We are leaving Ku-

wait better than when we found it, having improved the living and working conditions for our fellow

service members. I’d like to say a big THANK YOU

to all the teams that made our success possible: -our strong support team of family and friends

back home who kept us covered in prayer and

overwhelmed with care packages, -our awesome maintenance team at Arifjan who kept up with our equipment at multiple locations

and kept it all well-oiled and running smooth, - our headquarters team who kept us moving

in the right direction, took care of all our administra-tive needs, and coordinated everything from the

transportation and supplies to the training we needed

to be our best,

-the first platoon team who held things together at Camp AJ by volunteering for the most missions

and inheriting even more missions when other pla-toons needed to move north (You guys did much

with little, always doing quality work even with sub-

standard materials) , -the second platoon team who performed impressively at Camp Buehring, functioning as an

independent detachment, running two BOM yards, and handling hundreds of R & U missions, on top of

completing some much needed refurbishing on offices

and living quarters there (Phenomenal team spirit!), -the third platoon team who completed some of

the toughest missions on AJ and also moved out to

LSA when called upon, seizing that demo mission and demonstrating coordination and commitment by

completing it well ahead of schedule (Outstanding flexibility dealing with the move and with all the daily

changes to mission!) It has been my privilege to be a part of the 212th

EN CO team this deployment, and I thank each and every one of your for your energy, contributions, and

support. As we close this chapter and prepare to start a new one, know that you have made a positive

difference in the lives of others!

Ripsaw 6

CPT Susan Parker

On November 18, just days shy of

the 212th Engineer Company’s re-placements arriving to Camp Arifjan, the camp was hit with a massive

amount of rain. Just that afternoon 3/4 of Third Platoon had arrived back from a month long mission in Ali Al Salem and Second Platoon was returning

from their 4-month mission at Camp

Beuhring. The afternoon rain had brought minor flooding issues through some

of the living areas as the sand began to wash away and was replaced with streams of water, some barracks had

some water closing in on the door-

ways, and Soldiers moved their bags from the trucks through puddles into

their new living quarters. The weather forecast for the next three days predicted more rain but what happened that night was rather

unexpected. Between midnight and 2am the rain fell hard and steady and by the 0200 most Soldiers were finding inches of water flowing through their

housing, others a foot or more.

Some Soldiers around the camp

could be found outside trying to fortify their buildings with sandbags, but excited that the water meant

they might not have work the next

day, but the Engineers knew better. As the rain stopped and the morning came, 212th and the 205th Battalion began assessing the damage

and getting to work to not only repair damage, but prevent any addi-tional damage that the coming rain-

storms might cause. Many of the missions required horizontal engineer work to be done, and Soldiers from the 212th lent

their support, helping chain up barri-ers to equipment for movement,

providing road guards, and stacking

thousands of sandbags to reinforce barriers once they were emplaced. 212th soldiers also inspected and did

assessments of all Soldiers’ living quarters to ensure they were safe for occupation or list repairs that will

have to be done. Luckily the forecast for continued

rain wasn’t accurate and the 212th can continue working and handing off

missions to our replacements.

Over the course of our deployment, 212th Soldiers have undoubtedly worked hard bettering Army facilities, but they’ve also

had their share of down time. Above are photos from MWR events: fashions shows, weight lifting competitions, obstacle

courses, runs and more showing that not only did 212th Soldiers work hard, but they played hard.

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