America's Engineers: The People, Programs, and Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Military and International Operations

The front exterior of the new VA Stockton Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Stockton, California, on Aug. 7, 2023. Construction crews with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District have nearly finished the exterior of both the clinic and an on-site central utilities plant, and are planning to turn both facilities over to the VA Northern California Health Care System in early 2024. The clinic will provide a wide array of services to Central Valley veterans, including primary care, mental health care, and prosthetics. USACE PHOTO BY JEREMY CROFT

Military and International Operations

USACE’s Founding Mission

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he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an agency built to serve the U.S. military. Its original mandate – to protect and enable Soldiers of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War – has evolved and expanded considerably since Col. Richard Gridley, the Army’s first chief engineer, BY CRAIG COLLINS

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ordered the construction of fortifications at Breed’s Hill, near Boston, in 1775. The range of expertise contained within USACE today – some of it literally found nowhere else in the world – remains focused on supporting the armed forces. USACE helps the U.S. military and its allies maintain readiness, ensure national and regional security, and respond to contingencies with either lethal or life-saving efficiency, as circumstances dictate.

Today’s Corps of Engineers supports the Army’s Engineer Regiment, headquartered at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The Army engineers in this regiment compose units that perform combat engineering, rescue, construction, and other specialties, and all fall under the command of the Army chief of staff. The only uniformed unit that falls directly under the command of USACE is the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), which provides commercial-level power to military units and federal relief organizations in time of need. Most of the Corps of Engineers’ support to the military is conducted outside of the command structure. USACE performs this work as directed by Congress, and often as a service provider to interagency or international customers. Maj. Gen. Kimberly M. Colloton, USACE’s deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, oversees this extensive portfolio, which is delivered by more than 11,000 men and women around the world. “We build clinics and hospitals, barracks, operations facilities, and schools, to only name a few,” said Colloton, “which provide quality services for our active-duty military, veterans, civilians, and their families at hundreds of installations, camps, posts, and stations worldwide.” The knowledge and skills developed over decades of performing and refining this work have made the Corps of Engineers a uniquely capable service provider for the Army, the Department of Defense (DOD), and a growing number of non-DOD customers at home and abroad.


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Interview: Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers

16min
pages 14-16, 18-19

America's Engineers: The People, Programs, and Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

18min
pages 20-21, 24-26, 28

USACE Launches $7.5 Billion Financing Program

6min
pages 30-31

ADVANCING INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES

7min
pages 32-34

USACE Buffalo District Constructs Emerald Shiner Passage Structure

3min
page 35

National Roofing Program Inspects Army Reserve Facilities Following Hurricane Ian

5min
pages 36-38

Pittsburgh District Breaks Ground on First Step in Updating Aging Navigation System on Upper Ohio River

5min
pages 39-41

Building Momentum: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

11min
pages 42-45

Corps of Engineers Builds Underwater Sill in Mississippi River to Slow Saltwater Intrusion During Low Water Conditions

5min
pages 46-47

Mississippi River Drought Affects Navigation

4min
pages 48-49

USACE Hosts Reciprocal Mekong River Commission Exchange Visit

5min
pages 50-51

USACE Project Receives National Academy of Construction Award

3min
page 54

USACE Team Fights Floods in New England

5min
pages 56-57

New Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Complex Aims to Save Lives

5min
pages 58-59

PRESERVING INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERS SUSTAINABILITY

10min
pages 60-63

Omaha District Completes First Construction Project Under Tribal Partnership Program

6min
pages 64-67

From a Bogey to Birdies, From Fairway to Flyway – Golf Course Gets a Mulligan, Converts to Habitat

4min
pages 68-69

Military and International Operations: USACE’s Founding Mission

16min
pages 70-75

TECHFLOW’S PIONEERING INNOVATION SHAPES THE FUTURE OF EV CHARGING FOR THE U.S. MILITARY

6min
pages 76-77

America's Engineers: The People, Programs, and Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11min
pages 78-81

Army Engineers Finalizing the U.S. Military’s $10.7 Billion Relocation Effort in South Korea

5min
pages 82-83

Army Engineers Construct Half a Billion Dollars in Family Housing Towers on Camp Humphreys

5min
pages 84, 86-87

Charleston District Teams up With Other Agencies for Nonstructural Flood Risk Management Project

4min
pages 88-89

New Barricade to Provide Vital Security at Savannah River Site

3min
page 90

America's Engineers: The People, Programs, and Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

4min
pages 93-94

Environmental Remediation: USACE Expertise in High Demand

14min
pages 94-99

RISING HERO OF RESILIENCY

5min
pages 100-101

USACE Lowers Isabella Dam Risk Rating, Lifts Operating Restrictions After Unveiling Dam Improvements

5min
pages 102-103

LA District Preps for Hurricane Hilary, Keeps Public Safe, Captures Water from Storm

7min
pages 104-105

Multiple Agencies Collaborate to Provide Homeless Individuals Shelter Before Tropical Storm

5min
pages 106-107

Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations

16min
pages 108-113

USACE Supports the Fort Cavazos Safety Day Event

4min
pages 114-115

USACE Relies on Strong Partnerships With Its Customers, and Large and Small Businesses, to Deliver Quality Engineering Solutions

4min
pages 116-117

SWF Hosts Emergency Management Public Law 84-99 Outreach Session

2min
page 118

America's Engineers: The People, Programs, and Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

12min
pages 119-120, 122-123

Strong Partnerships a Catalyst for Innovation

8min
pages 123-124

USACE Offers Planning Support to Mission Partners Around the Globe

4min
page 125

Engineering in the Cloud

8min
pages 126-127

Software Wins Innovation Award for Predictive Flooding Capabilities Following Fires

8min
pages 128-130

CRIDA Gets French and Arabic Translations

2min
page 130

Logistics Activity Supports Typhoon Mawar Response

5min
pages 131-132

Logistics Support Team Members Participate in Emergency Response Training

6min
pages 133-134

USACE Researchers Looking for Solutions to Great Lakes Water Quality Issues

5min
pages 135-136

ERDC Assists the New England District in the Management of Hydrilla

4min
pages 137-138

249th Engineer Battalion Powers Through Multiple Recovery Efforts

5min
pages 139-140
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