579th Engineer Battalion

All,

The event page and RSVP/registration link are up and running for this year’s 579th Engineer Battalion reunion. Please spread the word and the link to those not on social media. To assist in making the necessary arrangements, the organizers request that folks RSVP as soon as possible. The event page is the preferred method to register/RSVP.

Contact at [email protected] or (707) 672-9538 is considered alternate.

Semper Laborantes

579th Engineer Battalion 3rd Annual Reunion (EventForm) Please join us as we continue to gather annually as fellow members of the 579th Engineer Battalion. This event is open to all current and former members.

A very special and hardy salute to SPC Jessica Arana-Deza & SPC Brady Jimerson of the Forward Support Company, 579th Engineer Battalion for earning the much coveted Air Assault Badge upon successful graduation of the Air Assault Course while deployed in the Middle East. Earning this badge signifies a Soldier's proficiency in air mobile and air assault operations, including rappelling, sling load operations, and helicopter missions, enhancing their tactical versatility and readiness for rapid deployment. Essayons!

The 579th Engineer Battalion salutes SSG Ian McCullough, 1LT Edwin Chow, and MAJ Thomas Murphy for earning the much coveted Air Assault Badge upon successful graduation of the Air Assault Course while deployed in the Middle East. Engineers lead the way. Essayons!

The first Taji 100 was held at former Camp Taji, in Al Taji, Iraq, in February of 2010. Captain Carole DiPardo, 211th Military Police Battalion, created the friendly competition for her fellow troops in Camp Taji with a simple goal: Run 100 miles during the month of February.
The mission of Taji 100 is to encourage health and fitness by promoting an active lifestyle.
Race Rules
Objective

1) Walk, jog, run, hike, or elliptical 100 miles, or
2) swim 25 “metric miles”, or
3) cycle 300 miles, or
4) row 200,000 meters within the 29 days of February 2024.

You may mix-and-match activities! Your total goal is based on a 0-100 percentage scale. Each distance ran, walked, hiked, swam, cycled or rowed will be converted to a percentage based on the below conversion chart.

Run, Walk, Hike, Ruck, Eliptical: 1 Mile = 1%
Swim: 412.5 yards "1/4 Metric Mile" = 1%
Cycle: 3 miles = 1%
Row: 2,000 meters = 1%

We recognize these distances may not be a safe goal for some participants. We encourage you to set a reasonable goal in the spirit of the Taji 100 challenge. Please contact us at [email protected] if you need a personalized challenge goal.
Date & Time

START: 0000 Hours (12:00am) February 1st.
FINISH: 2359 Hours (11:59pm) February 29th.

Taji 100 Challenge 100 miles. 29 days. 1 mission. Run, walk, or hike 100 miles during February and help us support military related non-profit organizations.