Stand-To!- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Military Construction Program - March 21, 2008

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"If we were to allow our enemies to prevail in Iraq, the violence  
that is now declining would accelerate – and Iraq would descend into  
chaos. Out of such chaos in Iraq, the terrorist movement could emerge  
emboldened, with new recruits, new resources, and an even greater  
determination to dominate the region and harm America."

-President George W. Bush, speaking to a gathering of military  
members at the Pentagon, March 19, 2008

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TODAY'S FOCUS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Military Construction Program

What is it?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Military Programs mission area is  
facing its largest workload since World War II. The USACE team,  
comprising approximately 33,000 Civilians and nearly 600 Soldiers,  
relies heavily on its teammates from private industry to meet the  
intense military construction demand brought about by Army  
transformation, global restationing, and base realignment and closure.

Between fiscal years 2006 and 2011, the Corps will manage an Army  
military construction program totaling an estimated $40 billion.  
Military construction will peak in fiscal 2008 and 2009 at about $10  
billion per year.

What has the Corps done?

Some of the quality projects that this $40 billion program is  
providing servicemembers and their Families include: 125 child  
development centers, accommodating nearly 20,000 children; 112 Armed  
Forces Reserve Centers or Army Reserve Centers; approximately 56,000  
permanent barracks and more than 31,000 training barracks; nearly  
4,000 family housing units; approximately 2,000 acres of military  
equipment parking and motor pool space; 13 Brigade Combat Team  
complexes; and 130 ranges.

Our military construction program is spread out around the world,  
with the Southeast managing more than 120 projects. In the Southwest,  
military construction placement at Fort Bliss is averaging $10  
million per week. This will result in a building being delivered  
every week for the next 5 years. In the Pacific region, Alaska will  
gain 780 housing units during the next two years, and the Corps will  
continue the massive construction underway in Korea, with Camp  
Humphreys planned as the new home of the U.S. Forces Korea by 2012.  
Approximately $8 million is budgeted there for more than 2,300 acres  
of land, 600 new buildings, a golf course, roads and other  
infrastructure.

What efforts does the Army plan to continue in the future?

To ensure efficiency and effectiveness, while delivering the  
facilities the Soldiers and their Families need, the Corps and Army  
leadership transformed the military construction process. Our goal is  
to provide projects at a 15 percent cost savings while reducing  
construction time by 30 percent. It’s a bold initiative that’s been  
very successful and will continue to deliver high quality products to  
the men and women who need them, on time and under budget.

Why is this important to the Army?

It is up to the dedicated men and women of the Corps to ensure that  
as thousands of servicemembers arrive at their new duty stations, the  
barracks, family housing, child development centers, training  
facilities and office buildings are in place and ready to go. The  
Corps is key to the Army’s ability to “Enhance quality of support to  
Soldiers and Families to preserve the strength of the all volunteer  
force.”

For more information:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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