FORWARD OPERATING BASE SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan - The 569th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation Company) from, Fort Carson, Colo., signaled the end of their record setting tour in Afghanistan with a transfer of authority and awards ceremony Feb. 2 here.
The unit conducted route clearance missions in the International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command-South area of operations and handed over their duties to the 591st Engineer Company (Sappers), from Ft. Campbell, Ky.
During a 12-month deployment the 569th conducted 360 missions that cleared 30,245 kilometers of road and found 286 improvised explosive devices, maintaining a 76 percent find rate, said Cpt. Kristina Niemeyer, the 569th Engineer Company commander.
Ninety of the roadside bombs found by the unit were visual finds, and the company holds the record for the most company and individual find rates in the Afghanistan theater of operations, said Niemeyer.
During their deployment the 569th earned the Valorous Unit Award, a Combat action Streamer, and Combined Federal Campaign Gold award.
The incoming 591st Engineer Company is prepared to make a lasting impression also and brings with them much experience.
They were one of the last engineer units to leave Iraq during Operation New Dawn where they performed similar route clearance missions, said Cpt. Martin N. Sigli, the 591st Engineer Company (Sappers) commander.
Their advanced party personnel left Ft. Campbell, Ky. exactly one year from the date the unit returned home in December 2011.
As the 569th prepares to return home after completing their mission, the 591st stands ready to take the lead in creating a safe operating environment for the units they will be supporting.
"The 591st Engineer Company has the pleasure of continuing the mission of route clearance here," said Sigli. "We are a unit built on strong family values and stress brotherhood for not only our own but for with everyone we work with."
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