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Col. Anthony Hofmann, USACE Kansas City District commander, and Bob Schoen (left) of the Kansas City District meet with ESI Contracting Corp. owner Alan Wolfe (center) Feb. 22, 2012, at the Rushville Sugar Lake Levee. The district contracted with ESI to repair the levee after it breached in several spots during the 2011 Missouri River flood. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jennie Wilson

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracting Implementing Quality Business Deals

Acquisition, in the form of contracting, is vital to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Without the ability to purchase services and supplies from contractors large and small, USACE …

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District engineers and construction control representatives give Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Dorko (second from left), USACE deputy commanding general of Military and International Operations, and Tim Hess (right), director of USACE’s International and Interagency Support Team, a tour of the U.S. Army Europe Mission Control Center construction project on the Wiesbaden Army Airfield, in Germany, Oct. 31, 2011. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Carol E. Davis

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Interagency and International Services Carrying out the nation's work abroad

While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is best known to most Americans for its domestic waterworks and disaster relief efforts, it has always had a primary mission to …

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Soldiers with C Company, 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), install electrical generator equipment at a Carteret, N.J., fuel depot that lost power during Hurricane Sandy, Nov. 6, 2012. The 249th is a one-of-kind unit within the government whose mission is to deploy worldwide to provide power and electrical systems to support Army details and disaster relief operations. DoD photo by E.J. Hersom

The 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) Generating power in peace, war, and moments of humanitarian need

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) – the Black Lions – is the only organization of its kind in the world. Its primary mission …

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A Best Sapper competitor makes his way toward shore after helocasting on day one of the Best Sapper challenge during ENFORCE held April 19-21, 2012, at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. On April 18, the U.S. Army Engineer School launched ENFORCE, its annual regimental conference, bringing together more than 300 military engineers to focus on future operations, capabilities, threats, and how the regiment will engineer in future conflicts into 2020. The Best Sapper competition is a centerpiece of the conference, where Soldiers use their physical, mental, and creative abilities to compete on a rigorous 50-mile course in 50 hours. U.S. Army photo by J.D. Leipold

USACE and the Army Engineer Regiment Setting the theater

The civil and military sides of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are bound together by common missions, organization, and spirit. USACE’s motto, Essayons – French for “Let us …

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Many key facilities can be seen here, including build-to-lease senior leaders' quarters under construction and three family housing towers and six barracks that were recently completed. Utilities infrastructure projects are currently under way. This site will also hold an elementary and high school, on which construction recently began. Photo by Patrick Bray

USACE Transforms USAG Humphreys in Korea Consolidating and relocating for troops and families

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States have maintained a bilateral alliance for more than 60 years. Born out of the Korean War, the ROK-U.S. Alliance grew stronger, …

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An Afghanistan quality assurance representative and Technologists, Inc., representatives (in orange hats) provide an overview of the Mazar-e-Sharif Area Office construction project at Camp Shaheen, Aug. 17, 2011, to (left to right) Transatlantic District Commander Maj. Gen. Kendall P. Cox, construction representative David Gaynor, Afghanistan Engineer District-North Commander Col. Christopher W. Martin, and Mazar-e-Sharif Area Office Officer-in-Charge Lt. Col. Brian S. Manus. Photo by Joseph Marek (AED-North)

At the Tip of the Spear for USACE Serving U.S. military and international needs in the Middle East and Central Asia

As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers newest division, the Transatlantic Division (TAD) supports U.S. military operations and national objectives in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). …

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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The consolidation of the NGA's facilities in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to Fort Belvoir's North Area is the result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission requirements. NGA began moving increments of the workforce into the new 2.4-million-square-foot campus in January 2011. The move was completed in September 2011 and will accommodate 8,500 NGA employees and contractors. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo

USACE Completes BRAC Soldier Ready and Poised for the Future

For the past six years (fiscal years 2006-2011),  the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been executing the facilities portion of Base Realignment and Closure 2005 (BRAC). Along with …

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