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The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is a federal agency made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. The Corps's mission is to provide military and public works services to the United States, including: is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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- Planning, designing, building, and operating locks and dams. Other civil engineering projects include flood control, beach renourishment, and dredging for waterway navigation.
- In metro New Orleans, designing and constructing the flood protection system as federally mandated since 1965.
- Designing and managing the construction of military facilities for the Army and Air Force
- Providing design and construction management support for other Defense and federal agencies
- Ecosystem restoration
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History
The Corps's history began in 1775 when the Continental Congress authorized the first Chief Engineer whose first task was to build fortifications near Boston at Bunker Hill. The first Corps was mostly composed of French subjects, who had been hired by George Washington from the service of Louis XVI. In 1802 a corps of engineers was stationed at West Point and constituted the nation's first military academy. The Continental Congress was the first national government of the United States. ...
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Highlights The Continental Congress authorized the creation of a "Chief Engineer for the Army" beginning on June 16, 1775. A Corps of Engineers for the United States was authorized by the Congress on March 11, 1779. The Corps of Engineers as it is known today came into being on March 16, 1802, when President Thomas Jefferson was authorized to "organize and establish a Corps of Engineers ... that the said Corps ... shall be stationed at West Point in the State of New York and shall constitute a Military Academy." The United States Military Academy was under the direction of the Corps of Engineers until 1866. The Corps's authority over river works in the United States began with its fortification of New Orleans after the War of 1812. A Corps of Topographical Engineers, authorized on July 4, 1838, consisted only of officers and was used for mapping and the design and construction of federal civil works such as lighthouses. It included such officers as George Meade. It was merged with the Corps of Engineers in March, 1863. The Continental Congress was the first national government of the United States. ...
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George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career U.S. Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. ...
Notable projects by the Corps include the survey and construction of the National Road until Federal funds were withdrawn (1838), the 555 ft 5 1/8 in (169 m) tall Washington Monument, completed under the direction and command of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1888, major hydroelectric projects, the planning and building of The Pentagon, and the Manhattan Project. Mile markers can still be found along the National Road; this one is located in Columbus, Ohio. ...
For other Washington Monuments, see Washington Monuments (world). ...
Thomas Lincoln Casey Thomas Lincoln Casey (May 10, 1831 – March 25, 1896) was born in Sackets Harbor, New York, was a soldier and engineer. ...
Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...
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Occasional civil disasters including the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 resulted in greater responsibilities for the Corps. New Orleans is another example of this. The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in United States history. ...
Civil works controversies -
Main article: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies Some of the Corps of Engineers' civil works projects have been characterized in the press as being pork barrel or boondoggles such as the New Madrid Floodway and the New Orleans flood protection.[1][2] Projects have allegedly been justified based on flawed or manipulated analyses during the planning phase. Some projects are said to have created profound detrimental environmental effects and/or provided questionable economic benefit such as the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in southeast Louisiana. [3] Faulty design and substandard construction have been cited in the failure of levees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Attempts to modify the Corps' way of doing business or its organizational structure has been championed by Senator Russ Feingold and Senator John McCain who succeeded in adding an amendment requiring peer review of corps projects to the Water Resources Development Act in 2006.[4] That bill was never passed, but a similar bill was enacted by Congress in 2007. Many of the Corps of Engineers civil works projects have been characterized as being riddled with patronage (see pork barrel) or a waste of money and resources (see boondoggle (project)) such as the New Madrid Floodway [1][2] and the New Orleans flood protection[3]. Projects have allegedly been justified...
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Boondoggle, in the sense of a term for a project that wastes time and money, first appeared during the Great Depression in the 1930s, referring to the millions of jobs given to unemployed men and women to try to get the economy moving again, as part of the New Deal. ...
Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated form MO) is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as mode of operation. ...
Leadership The Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is LTG Robert L. Van Antwerp. [1] The Chief of Engineers commands the US Army Corps of Engineers. ...
The Headquarters
 The USACE gold castle insignia, worn by officers of the Corps The Headquarters defines policy and guidance and plans direction for the organizations within the Corps. It is made up of an Executive Office and 17 Staff Principals. Located in Washington, DC, the Headquarters creates policy and plans the future direction of all other Corps organizations. The Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is CSM Robert A. Winzenried. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 537 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 1007 pixel, file size: 266 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): United States Army Corps of Engineers...
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The Deputy Commanding Generals, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Two Deputy Commanding Generals assist in supervising General Staff activities and in discharging the heavy responsibilities which devolve upon the Commanding General. The Deputy Commanding Generals are:
- MG Ronald L. Johnson, Deputy Commanding General.
- MG Steven R. Abt, Deputy Commanding General for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs (Individual Mobilization Augmentee).
The Directors of Military Programs and Civil Works. Two Directors head Military Programs and Civil Works. The Directors are: - MG Merdith W.B. (Bo) Temple, Director of Military Programs/Director of Operations, known as G-3.
- MG Don T. Riley, Director of Civil Works.
Organization The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is organized geographically into eight permanent divisions, one provisional division, and one provisional district reporting directly to the HQ. Within each division, there are several districts. They are defined by watershed boundaries for civil works projects, and by political boundaries for military projects. The divisions and district are: A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ...
- Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD)
- Mississippi Valley Division (MVD)
- North Atlantic Division (NAD)
- Northwestern Division (NWD)
- Pacific Ocean Division (POD)
- South Atlantic Division (SAD)
- South Pacific Division (SPD)
- Southwestern Division (SWD)
- Gulf Region Division (Provisional) (GRD), Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
- Afghanistan Engineer District (Provisional) (AED), Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
The United States Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) and the complementary Mississippi River Commission (MRC) are responsible for maintaining the Mississippi River as a navigable waterway while preventing flooding. ...
The North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a Regional Business Center made up of nearly 3900 team members in six districts and a Division Headquarters. ...
The United States Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division (SPD) is an Army organization providing civil works and military water resource services and infrastructure and supports economically viable and environmentally sustainable watershed management and water resources development in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico and is also responsible...
Enforcement One of the major responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers is administering the wetlands permitting program under Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972. (AKA "The Clean Water Act"). This Act authorized the Secretary of the Army to issue permits for the discharge of dredged and fill material. The Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq. ...
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (codified in Chapter 33, Section 403 of the United States Code) gave the Corps authority over navigable waters of the United States. As navigable waters are defined as "navigable waters of the United States are those waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and/or are presently being used, or have been used in the past, or may be susceptible for use to transport interstate or foreign commerce", the Corps has broad authority to enforce this, including licensing of bridges over navigable waters, and the maintenance of pierhead and bulkhead lines. The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. ...
A body of water, such as a river, canal or lake, is navigable if it is deep and wide enough for a vessel to pass and there are no obstructions, like rocks, trees and low bridges. ...
Bulkhead line is an officially set line along a shoreline, usually outside of the dry land, to demark a territory allowable to be treated as dry land, to separate the jurisdictions of dry land and water auhtorities, for construction and riparian activities, to establish limits to the allowable obstructions to...
There are three types of permits issued by the Corps of Engineers: Nationwide, Regional General, and Individual. 80% of the permits issued are nationwide permits, which include several general types of activities, as published in the Federal Register. To gain authorization under a nationwide permit, an applicant usually needs only send a letter to the regional Corps office notifying them of his or her intent, type and amount of impact, and a site map. Although the nationwide process is fairly simple, Corps approval must be obtained before commencing with any work. Regional general permits are specific to each Corps division office. Individual permits are generally required for projects greater than 0.5 acres (2,000 m²) in size.
Research The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is the Corps of Engineers research and development command. ERDC consists of seven laboratories. The Engineer Research and Development Center or ERDC is a United States government funded military base located at Vicksburg, Mississippi. ...
Research support includes:
Dam safety systems are systems monitoring the state of dams used for hydropower or other purposes. ...
Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. ...
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Hydraulic engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water. ...
HEC-RAS is a computer program that models the hydraulics of water flow through natural rivers and other channels. ...
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Support services There are several other major organizations within the Corps of Engineers: - U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center (CEHNC) – provides engineering and technical services, program and project management, construction management, and innovative contracting initiatives, for programs that are national or broad in scope or not normally provided by other Corps of Engineers elements
- Transatlantic Programs Center (CETAC) – supports Federal programs and policies overseas
- Finance Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CEFC) – supports the operating finance and accounting functions throughout the Corps of Engineers
- Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (CEHEC) – provides administrative and operational support for Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and various field offices
- Marine Design Center (CEMDC) – provides total project management including planning, engineering, and shipbuilding contract management in support of Corps, Army, and national water resource projects in peacetime, and augments the military construction capacity in time of national emergency or mobilization
- Institute for Water Resources (IWR) – supports the Civil Works Directorate and other Corps of Engineers commands by developing and applying new planning evaluation methods, polices and data in anticipation of changing water resources management conditions.
- 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) – generates and distributes prime electrical power in support of fighting wars, disaster relief, stability and support operations as well as provides advice and technical assistance in all aspects of electrical power and distribution systems. It also maintains Army power generation and distribution war reserves.
- 911th Engineer Company – (formerly the MDW Engineer Company) provides specialized technical search and rescue support for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area; it is also a vital support member of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region, which is charged with the homeland security of the United States capital region.
The 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) is a versatile power generation battalion assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that provides commercial-level power to military units and federal relief organizations during full-spectrum operations. ...
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Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea...
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Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR) is directly responsible for the homeland security and defense of the Washington D.C. area as well as surrounding counties in Virginia and Maryland. ...
Notable projects The State of Florida and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are undertaking various projects costing billions of dollars under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to help ensure the proper quantity, quality, timing and distribution of waters to the Everglades and all of South Florida. ...
One of the two completed sections of the Barge Canal, looking west from the SR 19 bridge south of Palatka. ...
Trivia - The Corps of Engineers branch insignia, the Corps Castle, is believed to have originated on an informal basis. In 1841, cadets at West Point wore insignia of this type. In 1902, the Castle was formally adopted by the Corps of Engineers as branch insignia. [2]
- A current tradition was established with the "Gold Castles" branch insignia of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, West Point Class of 1903, who served in the Corps of Engineers early in his career and had received the two pins as a graduation gift of his family. In 1945, near the conclusion of World War II, General MacArthur gave his personal pins to his Chief Engineer, General Leif J. Sverdrup. On May 2, 1975, upon the 200th anniversary of the Corps, retired General Sverdrup, who had civil engineering projects including the landmark 17-mile (27 km)-long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to his credit, presented the Gold Castles to then-Chief of Engineers Lieutenant General William C. Gribble, Jr., who had also served under General MacArthur in the Pacific. General Gribble then announced a tradition of passing the insignia along to future Chiefs of Engineers, and it has been done so since. [3]
- The Corps of Engineers, when building dams, name each dam after the nearest post office. They broke with tradition when building the Summersville Dam. Rather than naming it Gad Dam after the closest town of Gad, West Virginia, they chose instead to name it after the second closest town of Summersville, West Virginia.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) logo Corps Castle is the logo of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). ...
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Gold Castles are the traditional pins which were the basis of the current castle logo of United States Army Corps of Engineers. ...
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Leif Johan Sverdrup (1898 to 1976) was a Norwegian-American civil engineer and military officer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ...
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