Out of This World

Video by 1st Lt. Remington Henderson

Oregon Army National Guard unit, 442 Engineer Company, Builds First Permanent Training Structure at Camp Umatilla

115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

June 20, 2019 | 4:52

Cpt. Keith Lyman, 442 Engineer Company commander, describes his unit's mission during their annual training at Camp Umatilla, Oregon: building a three-room training room. The structure they are erecting is set to be the first permanent block and mortar building on the designated MOUT site. Up until now, any training on-site required the use of CONEX shipping containers to simulate buildings. Consisting of three phases, the unit is now in their final phase of construction that has spanned the past several months. To get this far they have had to transfer their equipment to the site from Camp Rilea, conducted a three-day drill to prepare the site for a concrete foundation, and now are finally laying down blocks.