text: Engineer Echelon Perspectives
  communications architecture that facilitates reachback when the existing communications infrastructure does
  not support it. The TeleEngineering Operations Center is under the proponency of the USACE and is inherent
  in FFE.
  FIELD FORCE ENGINEERING
  USACE aligns its divisions with specific combatant commands. A USACE division integrates USACE
  capabilities to meet combatant command requirements and to provide C2 over USACE activities in the AO.
  USACE supports all combatant commands. Table 6-1, depicts USACE division alignments to combatant
  commands.
  Table 6-1. USACE division alignments
  USACE Division Supported Combatant Command
  United States Africa Command
  North Atlantic Division
  United States European Command
  United States Central Command and United States
  Transatlantic Division
  Special Operations Command
  Northwestern Division United States North Command
  Pacific Ocean Division United States Pacific Command
  South Atlantic Division United States South Command
  USACE is the primary organizing agent for FFE and related institutional force support that enables
  engineer support to the operational Army. Field force engineering is the application of Army engineering
  capabilities from the three engineer disciplines through reachback and forward presence. FFE is
  provided by technically specialized personnel and assets deployed or participating through the USACE
  reachback process or through operational force engineer Soldiers linked to reachback capabilities. The
  engineer commander maintains flexibility and determines the mix of capabilities (Soldier, USACE Civilian,
  and contractor) based on the tactical situation, time-phased requirements, capabilities required, available
  funding, and force caps. The USACE division commander task-organizes division capabilities to meet the
  varying time-phased requirements. These capabilities rely heavily on reachback through the TeleEngineering
  Communication Systems. The FFE concept is applicable in joint and multinational operations to provide
  technical engineer solutions that can be implemented expeditiously and with a small footprint forward. The
  United States Air Force and United States Navy have similar capabilities—the Air Force uses its Geo-Reach
  Program, while the Navy has the capability to conduct engineer reconnaissance with reachback to the
  NAVFAC.
  USACE objectives for FFE are to—
  * Leverage its institutional force capabilities (engineering expertise, contract construction, real
  estate acquisition and disposal, environmental engineering, and waterways management) in
  operations.
  * Maximize the use of reachback to provide technical assistance and enable operational force
  engineers in support to the CCDR.
  USACE accomplishes these objectives by training, equipping, and maintaining specialized, deployable
  FFE teams. These deployable USACE organizations provide technical assistance, enable operational force
  engineers, and access additional technical support through reachback. Another way that USACE supports the
  operational force is through nondeployable teams that provide dedicated engineer assistance in response to
  requests for information from deployed teams or engineer Soldiers in the operational area. Focus areas for
  these teams include infrastructure assessment and base camp development. LNOs are provided to the
  geographic combatant commands and to select ASCCs (plans and operations) on a full-time basis. These
  LNOs communicate and integrate the USACE capacity into combatant commands and ASCCs, and they
  provide USACE headquarters and major subordinate commands situational awareness with a focus toward
  impending or ongoing USACE operations in support of the combatant commands or ASCCs.
  The FFE teams and the UROC are the primary contacts within USACE that are organized, trained,
  and equipped to provide technical solutions to engineer and construction-related challenges. FFE teams