Suffolk Reporter

Regina Gallagher Marengo retired with the rank of Captain from the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps after serving 25 years with the Construction Force.

In an 18-month mobilization and deployment to Iraq, Ms. Marengo was the Plans Engineer for both 1 and 2 Marine Expeditionary Forces, working on logistics and construction coordination for Marine combat operations throughout the Al Anbar Province in Iraq.

In 2010, Ms. Marengo commanded Naval Construction Battalion 26 and deployed to CENTCOM. The Seabees constructed force protection at forward bases, drilled wells, and performed contingency construction throughout the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) AOR, including Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Southern Afghanistan. For their efforts on this deployment, NMCB 26 was awarded the 2011 Best of Type Battle E, the Rear Admiral John R. Perry Award as the finest Reserve Battalion in the Nation, the Army Presidential Unit Citation, Army Valorous Unit Award, and a Meritorious Unit Citation.

She also served as Lead Engineer in the European Command and as Chief Engineer for the 7th Fleet in Korea.

Ms. Marengo graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in Engineering at a time when few women were in that field. She has since built a successful engineering firm named Ensign Engineering, where she is President. It is headquartered in Bronx, New York and employs approximately 40 people.

She is an active member of VFW Post 5350 in Westhampton Beach where she serves as Senior Vice Commander.

Ms. Marengo is married to her husband Bill; together they have a son named William.