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Capital Engineers: The US Army Corps of Engineers in the Development of Washington, DC 1790-2004 (Office of History, Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers, 2011). online; Shallat, Todd. "Building waterways, 1802–1861: Science and the United States Army in early public works." Technology and Culture 31.1 (1990): 18-50. excerpt; Shallat, Todd.
In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson and Congress reestablished the Corps of Engineers as the Corps at West Point, New York, which served as a military academy devoted to training military engineers. The Corps of Engineers ran the United States Military Academy until 1866 and served as the first American college with an engineering-based ...
United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers (20 P) Pages in category "Engineering units and formations of the United States Army" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) is one of the eight permanent divisions of the Army organization, providing civil works and military water resource services/infrastructure. It also supports economically viable and environmentally sustainable watershed management and water resources development ...
The Chief advises the Army on engineering matters, and serves as the Army's topographer and proponent for real estate and other related engineering programs. The Chief of Engineers is the senior service engineer for the Department of Defense, responsible for integrating all aspects of combat, general and geospatial engineering across the Joint ...
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is involved with a wide range of public works projects, including environmental protection, water supply, recreation, flood damage and reduction, beach nourishment, homeland security, military construction, and support for other government agencies.
9 February 1955 – 15 October 1991 16 November 1994 - Present: Country: United States: Branch: Regular Army Army Reserves: Type: Engineer Battalion: Size: Battalion: Part of: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Garrison/HQ: Fort Belvoir: Nickname(s) "Black Lions" Motto(s) "Build, Support, Sustain" Engagements: World War II Desert Storm Operation ...
The military works include 10 Army installations and 11 Air Force installations within the SWD boundaries. And SWD's recreation areas are the most visited in the Corps, with more than 11,400 miles (18,300 km) of shoreline and 1,172 recreation sites. The Division Commander is directly responsible to the Chief of Engineers. The SWD Commander ...