The U.S. Army's 2nd Engineer Battalion said goodbye to White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that the 2nd Engineer Battalion formally symbolized their move with a flag ceremony called the Casing of the Colors.
The Army announced in 2014 that it will deactivate the 600-soldier 2nd Engineer Battalion as part of a worldwide restructuring. It was then announced that the Battalion would be reorganized and assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss in El Paso.
The battalion was reactivated at White Sands in 2008. Between 2009 and 2012 they were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
White Sands garrison commander Col. Brian Michelson said the post will continue normal operations after their departure.
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Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News.
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