Planning, designing, building, and operating locks and dams. Its most visible civil works missions include: The corps's mission is to "deliver vital public and military engineering services partnering in peace and war to strengthen our nation's security, energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters." and has a budget of $7.8 billion (FY2021). Its hydroelectric projects provide 24% of U.S. Some of its dams, reservoirs, and flood control projects also serve as public outdoor recreation facilities. USACE has 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies. The civil works staff oversee construction, operation, and maintenance of dams, canals and flood protection in the U.S., as well as a wide range of public works throughout the world. Civil works is also tasked with administering the Clean Water Act Section 404 program, recreation, hydropower, and water supply at USACE flood control reservoirs, and environmental infrastructure. Army civil works consists of three congressionally authorized business lines: navigation, flood and storm damage protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration. Military construction relates to construction on military bases and worldwide installations.įor the civil works mission the commanding general is directed and supervised by the Assistant Secretary of the Army, also appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. For the military construction mission, the commanding general is directed and supervised by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for installations, environment, and energy, whom the President appoints and the Senate confirms. Their duties are to breach obstacles construct fighting positions, fixed/floating bridges, and obstacles and defensive positions place and detonate explosives conduct route clearance operations emplace and detect landmines and fight as provisional infantry when required. Combat engineers, sometimes called sappers, form an integral part of the Army's combined arms team and are found in all Army service components: Regular Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve. 
The chief of engineers commands the Engineer Regiment, comprising combat engineer, rescue, construction, dive, and other specialty units, and answers directly to the Chief of Staff of the Army.
The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/ chief of engineers.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: Engineer Regiment, military construction, and civil works. Proctor Lake, Texas, constructed by the Corps of Engineers to provide flood control, drinking water, and recreation
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