Capt. John Pyne, Operations Plans Officer assigned to the 983rd Engineer Battalion, is reunited with his family during an official welcome home ceremony Feb. 7, 2019, in Swanton, Ohio. More than 150 soldiers assigned to the Monclova, Ohio based battalion served more than nine months in the Middle East, supporting engineering missions throughout the region. The mission of the 983rd Engineer Battalion is to increase the combat effectiveness of division, corps and theater forces by accomplishing general engineering tasks and limited mobility, counter-mobility and rear-area security operations whe

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Capt. John Pyne, Operations Plans Officer assigned to the 983rd Engineer Battalion, is reunited with his family during an official welcome home ceremony Feb. 7, 2019, in Swanton, Ohio. More than 150 soldiers assigned to the Monclova, Ohio based battalion served more than nine months in the Middle East, supporting engineering missions throughout the region. The mission of the 983rd Engineer Battalion is to increase the combat effectiveness of division, corps and theater forces by accomplishing general engineering tasks and limited mobility, counter-mobility and rear-area security operations when required. Air National Guard

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